Finance committee  As discussed with the federal civil service and as written into the contract in section 22, there was insurance to mitigate the very concern you've expressed.

Finance committee  Yes, sir, I appreciate that. There were no payments for recruiting students. That was an inaccuracy reported in the press and shared, unfortunately, by certain individuals. The program structure was such that.... During the pandemic, non-profits were reeling, and many of them didn't have the in-house staff to manage and supervise the volunteers.

Finance committee  Please ask it again.

Finance committee  Yes. Allow us to answer your question, sir. First, and I say this with great respect, Margaret Trudeau is more than someone's mother. Sophie Grégoire Trudeau is more than someone's wife. We live and we engage with individuals on the merit that they also bring themselves, as individuals, to these important causes.

Finance committee  There have been no subsequent payments to Ms. Grégoire Trudeau.

Finance committee  Sir, I will answer the question this way. I've never seen the Prime Minister or Sophie Grégoire Trudeau in a social setting. Neither of us have. We have never had a meal with them. We've never socialized with them, ever. So it depends what your definition of “close” is. We have welcomed Sophie Grégoire Trudeau to be the ambassador for our mental health programs, and she has been extraordinary in raising awareness.

Finance committee  Thank you for asking, sir. So, we actually.... Again, allow me to reiterate this very important point. We believe that, in speaking on the WE Day stage, it is an honour and a privilege to address 10,000 or 20,000 young people at a time to share your story. It's typically two, three, four or five minutes max on the stage, and it's not a hard thing to get people who want to speak in front of 20,000.

Finance committee  Yes, sir, we appreciate that service is not a political issue—hopefully it's not a political issue—and that many politicians have joined us in service. Scott Moe—and I say this not to get him into any trouble, in fact the exact opposite, but I know he's getting some flak for this, which is unfortunate—came and worked like crazy over the winter break, helped to build, to teach, to serve with his wife, and that's how he chose to help build at our college.

Finance committee  Absolutely, sir, and thank you for raising that. Our global work has been well documented: 1,500 schools and classrooms around the world, clean water, medical for about a million people that we've been able to establish around the world. Not as well known sometimes is our domestic work.

Finance committee  I think five years—

Finance committee  No.

Finance committee  Not on the spot, but we're happy to do that.

Finance committee  Notes from my wife, sir, occasionally when she's—

Finance committee  Yes, of course, as part of ESDC contract initiatives, absolutely.

Finance committee  We'll send that to you in writing, sir.