Thank you very much, Chair. I appreciate that.
I appreciate the testimony we're hearing today and I am grateful for each of you being here. This is obviously a large organization with a lot of moving parts, and there are a lot of different perspectives. It's important that we hear them all, and I want to thank you.
I will start, first of all, with Mr. Parsons. What I'm hearing is disconcerting, and I can tell that it's uncomfortable for you as well. I hope you're able to answer my questions without a lot of duress.
You spoke specifically about concerns around the fact that what was being requested of you breached your code of ethics. That pretty well hits right at home. I'm sure it was difficult to have to make the decision that you did. Do you want to elaborate a bit more on that?