Information & Ethics committee  I'm aware of that allegation. It was also to give $1 million, I believe, according to the newspaper report, to the foundation.

Information & Ethics committee  I've read the article.

Information & Ethics committee  Well, first—

Information & Ethics committee  In my opening remarks, I mentioned that at no time was there $1 million offered to the foundation.

Information & Ethics committee  That's correct. As for a red flag, when the president and I became aware of that article, we both agreed and subsequently worked with others in the foundation to repay the donation, the $140,000 on the basis of that allegation. Whether or not it was true, it put us in a position that we felt we must repay this money.

Information & Ethics committee  I can't say whether it was correct.

Information & Ethics committee  The article in the newspaper raised sufficient concern among us and among others involved in the foundation. We felt that was the appropriate course.

Information & Ethics committee  No. We have bylaws, but I don't recall anything specific in the bylaws that deals with foreign influence.

Information & Ethics committee  I can't speak for him. My own view is that there has never been an opportunity for a so-called foreign influence operation to influence the foundation.

Information & Ethics committee  I was asked to chair it. I've been a member since 2002 and involved since 2001. I was involved over a long period of time. I joined the board in 2011, and the outgoing chair and, I gather, a number of members of the board of directors asked if I would take on the chair.

Information & Ethics committee  I should add that I'm having difficulty picking up the floor feed, but I can hear it well enough without my earphones. We operate under a funding agreement from the Government of Canada, which is overseen by the ISED department, the innovation department. That sets out pretty strict parameters on our program.

Information & Ethics committee  It's 295 so far.

Information & Ethics committee  None, to my knowledge.

Information & Ethics committee  I wasn't involved in that decision and wasn't aware of it at the time. I heard the testimony of both Mr. Trudeau and Mr. Rosenberg here last week explaining how that came about.

Information & Ethics committee  Of ours, there are 295 so far.