Information & Ethics committee  She said another witness said that.

Information & Ethics committee  Green.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  It is regular social interactions. It's pretty much bottom line. It's more than an acquaintance or somebody you've met through professional association. It's someone with whom you've had sort of a long-standing relationship and who you see regularly. That's pretty much it.

Information & Ethics committee  If I understand the question correctly, it is what is the definition of “friend”?

Information & Ethics committee  It was an interesting case because it was people who worked together. The commissioner made reference to the fact that people often refer to each other as friends, but when in fact you look at the type of people the act was meant to cover for friends, in relation to the act, beca

Information & Ethics committee  It only goes to the Speaker if the investigation was done under the code. If it's an MP under the act, it would still go to the Prime Minister.

Information & Ethics committee  Because he's a public office holder, as a minister.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Absolutely. What we looked at first in our analysis was whether or not the information obtained was used to improperly further the entity's private interests. But you are quite right. The riding association would be considered an entity.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  The report is final. I will not comment any further on the matter.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Thank you.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Let me begin by saying no. Subsection 10(1) was not at issue when we received the complaint. Even if it had been, I doubt that subsection 10(1) is relevant to the information that was obtained in a restaurant. According to the provision, “a Member shall not use information obtain

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Just let me be clear about one thing. I repeat, we did consider the second part of subsection 10(1) in our analysis. We also looked at whether the information was used to improperly further the interests of another person or entity.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Consistency.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I don't know how I'm supposed to answer that. Rules are rules as they are written. Dealing with lobbyists is perhaps not right, but it's not covered in the code. We only looked into whether Mr. Dykstra had received a gift. If you're telling me that the mere fact of having a con

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Yes, but he paid for the suite, just like all the other non-profit organizations.