Information & Ethics committee  To complete my sentence, I do not believe that he knew and that he was following orders.

Information & Ethics committee  I prefer to speak in French, but I am prepared to answer in English.

Information & Ethics committee  That is true.

Information & Ethics committee  In December—I cannot remember the exact date—but it was before the Christmas holidays, I received a call from Mr. Nelson Bouffard, who was the second in command at the Quebec Conservative headquarters. He told me that he was calling to inform me that the party was going to transfer a certain amount of money into my campaign account.

Information & Ethics committee  Mr. Bouffard then asked me if I was refusing. I answered that it was not exactly that, but that I could not accept unless I understood the reasons for the transaction. That was the conversation I had with Mr. Bouffard. Some time later, that same morning, I received a call from Mr.