Information & Ethics committee  I think that the office is running very smoothly now. I don't see many problems. I have received a lot of praise about on the office's management. As I said, I have made many recommendations on changes, but they mostly had to do with rules and not the office's management. I am

Information & Ethics committee  I am sure I have the resources for that. Thank you.

Information & Ethics committee  You should be careful. With respect to the case files, that's just the files relating to investigations. Most of our work is done in the advisory and compliance section, the advisory work. All the receiving of information when somebody becomes a public office holder or member, th

Information & Ethics committee  That's just looking at whether to start an examination of something.

Information & Ethics committee  That's when we get a request in or information in that looks like maybe there's something we should be starting an examination or an inquiry on.

Information & Ethics committee  Yes.

Information & Ethics committee  It's front end heavy, particularly after an election, but in fact, we have annual reviews of the material that's sent in. We have over 2,000, I think it is—a big number—requests that we get every year that aren't related to their filing of their documents at the beginning. There

Information & Ethics committee  There is not an absolute rule, but we generally ask that people keep the activities and the inquiry questions and whatnot confidential, because we don't want to interfere with the investigation process. That, however, is a request. There is no rule in the act; we're very careful,

Information & Ethics committee  Right.

Information & Ethics committee  I'm not sure what you mean. I don't know what exceptional circumstances have to do with the carrying on of an investigation; I'm sorry.

Information & Ethics committee  Actually, as a matter of fact, I have. I investigated Mr. Harper.

Information & Ethics committee  Yes. I did an investigation. Nobody seems to notice it, but I did and I issued a report. There's a report on the record.

Information & Ethics committee  Yes. I don't think there's a resource issue involved here.

Information & Ethics committee  I'm sorry, of former and previous what?

Information & Ethics committee  Oh, gosh. Well, the only time I would investigate a former public office holder would be in post-employment. I'd say I've probably done three or four post-employment investigations that have been reported on, out of about 30 reports in total that I've done, if that's the breakdow