Thank you, Chair.
Mayor Brown, thank you so much for joining us today. As a former municipal councillor, I hear you on municipal politics being non-partisan.
I want to start off by making clear that you were invited and summoned to the committee not because we think there was any wrongdoing whatsoever on your part, as was implied by the Conservative Party. We actually heard that you may have been a victim of foreign interference. That's why we felt it was important for you to be here today to share your testimony.
You may also be under an NDA with the Conservative Party. As you know from your many years as an MP, when you come to committee, you are protected by parliamentary privilege and are expected to tell the truth. I know I don't have to remind you of that, but I sincerely want to thank you for being with us here today.
In the statement you put out, you talked about the inquiry that's going on. You noted that the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians cited India's alleged interference in a Conservative Party of Canada leadership race. I'm just wondering if you can speak to your understanding of that interference. Do you believe it was your campaign that was targeted?