Procedure and House Affairs committee  Mr. Chair, that is exactly what I was proposing to do. First, I would like to introduce Gisèle Dupuis, Director of Operations, Office of the Leader of the Opposition; Raoul Gebert, Chief of Staff of the Leader of the Opposition; and James Duggan, chair of the New Democratic Part

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Yes, I have exactly a minute left to go. As the new official opposition, New Democrats made the decision to engage with citizens in every province and territory. We know it's a concept foreign to Conservatives and Liberals, who prefer to talk with lobbyists in Ottawa, but Canad

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Not only do I not mind—

Procedure and House Affairs committee  —but I would have been disappointed if it had been otherwise.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  We were anticipating it and that's how we prepared, Mr. Woodsworth.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  That's what was indicated in all the documents sent to the House of Commons and discussed with the IT people—

Procedure and House Affairs committee  —discussed with the personnel pay and benefits people.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Every step of the way this was discussed with the people here in the House of Commons—

Procedure and House Affairs committee  —and that is the address, Mr. Woodworth.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I'd like to finish my answer, Mr. Chairman.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I did not get to give a complete answer to Mr. Woodworth—

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Mr. Woodworth, your question was whether or not the employees were working on Saint-Laurent. The answer is that they were initially located on Papineau Street, and then they—

Procedure and House Affairs committee  No, sir, I am giving you the full answer to your question. They were initially located on Papineau Street, and then they were located on Saint-Laurent Street. It was all approved at every stage by the House of Commons pay and benefits service, as discussed with the House.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Every step of the way, we were in discussion with pay and benefits of the House of Commons, who sent the BlackBerry numbers for the Montreal phones—

Procedure and House Affairs committee  They knew that they were working in Montreal, and of course, it was paid—