Government Operations committee  Mr. Jaffer. It wasn't Mr. Glémaud.

Government Operations committee  I guess I could preface it by telling you what led up to that afternoon meeting. I got a call from Mr. Gillani saying that there was an ex-MP who had access to some government funding and he wanted us to come and present our business plan. I didn't realize, at least at that point in time, that it was Rahim Jaffer or that it was the green fund in general.

Government Operations committee  Yes. At the lunch, or at the luncheon--it wasn't really a lunch, it was a mid-afternoon sort of thing--first of all, he introduced himself and talked about his past in the government, his 12 years in office, and we were of course thoroughly impressed that we had someone who could potentially get us funding via a government channel.

Government Operations committee  Without knowing the definitive term of “lobbying”, I would say that he was someone who had access, sure.

Government Operations committee  We went through the presentation, and, as I said, he presented his business card to us--

Government Operations committee  It was the business card... On one side was his--

Government Operations committee  I do.

Government Operations committee  First, I want to thank the House of Commons Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates for inviting me today to answer questions with respect to the renewable energy projects funding by the government. I'm here to answer questions pertaining to what this committee has been established to investigate.