Information & Ethics committee  It was by email.

Information & Ethics committee  It was an exchange, so I—

Information & Ethics committee  I cannot tell the content, but there was a back-and-forth.

Information & Ethics committee  We were asking for clarification, which might be—

Information & Ethics committee  I don't recall—

Information & Ethics committee  As the commissioner mentioned before, it was with the Prime Minister's Office.

Information & Ethics committee  Essentially, as we mentioned before, when we receive disclosures of sponsored travel, it's the members themselves who fill out the declaration. We review it to make sure that all necessary information and all supporting documents that are required under the code have been provide

Information & Ethics committee  Not that I'm aware of.

Information & Ethics committee  It's definitely something I'm not aware of.

Information & Ethics committee  Certainly administering sponsored travel in the same way as gifts is an issue that has been raised in the past for previous commissioners and even myself and my team. That would be applying an acceptability test to make sure that the individuals offering the sponsored travel are

Information & Ethics committee  The request came to us in December, so before the Prime Minister left for this trip.

Information & Ethics committee  Yes, it was before that.

Information & Ethics committee  As the commissioner said, I can't read between the lines. The only thing I know is that the Office of the Commissioner was consulted in advance and before he left.

Information & Ethics committee  Essentially, under the code, as the commissioner mentioned, there are no exceptions and there are no provisions for members to consult us, and therefore members are at liberty to accept any sponsored travel. If they come to our office, we would say that there are no acceptabili

Information & Ethics committee  Are you talking about the Conflict of Interest Code for Members of the House of Commons or the Conflict of Interest Act?