Procedure and House Affairs committee  Mr. Chair, the answer is obvious. It is in the lease that I submitted to you today. My colleague is well aware of the answer to his question. I am prepared to table all the cheques if that can be of help to him. Even if that is not necessary, I am inclined to submit all the chequ

Procedure and House Affairs committee  That is exactly what we have said from the beginning.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  We know the rules and we discussed the matter at every stage with the House of Commons people responsible for pay and benefits.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  We were in constant contact with the legal service of the House of Commons. Everything was approved by those people and by us. That is why it took some time. According to all those people, we were obeying the rules. Every time an issue arose, it was resolved by discussion. To our

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  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  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