Thank you, Mr. Erskine-Smith. I do appreciate those comments.
I'll now turn to our witnesses.
From the Office of the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner, we have Mr. Konrad von Finckenstein, commissioner.
It's good to see you again, sir.
Also, we have Michael Aquilino, their legal counsel.
Mr. von Finckenstein, you'll be given five minutes for opening remarks. The floor is yours.