Government Operations committee  I absolutely don't know, Mr. Coderre. I didn't know Mr. Varin. As you know, I haven't been a Conservative Party supporter for very long, and Mr. Varin was active in the party at another time. He is not someone I saw or knew. He might have come to a fundraiser where I was the guest minister.

Government Operations committee  Look, if Mr. Sauvé attended them, I don't believe he donated money during my campaigns. So if he attended, he did so without being a donor.

Government Operations committee  I don't know who Mr. Padulo is.

Government Operations committee  No, not me.

Government Operations committee  I was responsible for financing activities for large businesses in Quebec from 1999 to 2004.

Government Operations committee  Yes, it was called Credit Suisse First Boston. The name has changed. So I was responsible for activities involving what's called investment banking, mainly in Quebec. I was slightly involved in activities in the Maritimes, but my main playground was Quebec.