Information & Ethics committee  It certainly did not. It went into the project.

Information & Ethics committee  Yes.

Information & Ethics committee  I think the governance is of a high standard.

Information & Ethics committee  I sit on a number of boards. I've been on boards since I was 38 years old.

Information & Ethics committee  The RCGT report basically identified that the fact-finding exercise did not reveal any clear evidence of wrongdoing or misconduct at SDTC, but it identified areas where we could improve. Many of those areas were presented in that RCGT report—some of which we found were not accurate—and we tried to fix those things at the time we received the report.

Information & Ethics committee  No. We responded. We responded and made adjustments to identify the areas we felt were not accurate.

Information & Ethics committee  I think it is normal best practices today, but to add to Mr. McConnachie's point, I think the declaration needs to be managed and needs to be recorded.

Information & Ethics committee  I don't know. I contribute to the Liberal and Conservative parties on an equal basis.

Information & Ethics committee  I'm a farmer's daughter from Cape Breton. My parents are Dutch immigrants who came to Canada because the Canadian soldiers liberated them. I'm the middle child of five. I went to St. FX and got my business degree. I started working on the privatization of—

Information & Ethics committee  I did the national science and technology committee for Brian Mulroney and the North American Competitiveness Council for Stephen Harper. I was an economic adviser during Flaherty's response to the 2008-09 crisis. I worked—

Information & Ethics committee  I believe I have a civic responsibility. It doesn't matter who the prime minister is. I contribute to our country, and I think it's extraordinarily important to do that.

Information & Ethics committee  Yes.

Information & Ethics committee  Yes. I'm very involved in the clean-tech sector across the country. I really believe that—

Information & Ethics committee  No. Honourable Member, this was done four and a half years ago when I was asked to become chair.

Information & Ethics committee  That's right, it took place then.