Information & Ethics committee  —would be sent for consultation, and things flew from there.

Information & Ethics committee  You're welcome.

Information & Ethics committee  When I applied, I applied online to the PCO, the same....

Information & Ethics committee  From my understanding, I don't think it would be at my discretion. If an investigation has begun, in my opinion, it should continue. What it will likely mean—and this is putting on my lawyer's hat—is that if there are findings of credibility in relation to the investigation, so

Information & Ethics committee  I would assume they would continue, but maybe I'm completely wrong on that. I hope not.

Information & Ethics committee  Okay.

Information & Ethics committee  Thank you.

Information & Ethics committee  There are a few challenges. Obviously outreach is going to be an important one for me. The lobbyists don't know me. One of my challenges will be to settle my credibility and instill a trust and a conversation, demonstrating that I'm here to do the mandate and do it right. Anoth

Information & Ethics committee  Certainly, the code of conduct is key. It's important. There needs to be one and the act provides that there should be one. The code of conduct was written back in 2015, and since then she has issued quite a number of guidance documents to assist lobbyists. It's from 2015. It may

Information & Ethics committee  There is a prohibition for former designated public office holders to lobby. They can't do it. There is the little 20% if you're with a consultant. My thoughts on that is the law is the law. I'm here to regulate the law, apply the law. Unless the law changes, that's what it's goi

Information & Ethics committee  Fine, thank you.

Information & Ethics committee  Thank you very much.

Information & Ethics committee  Yes.

Information & Ethics committee  Yes, absolutely. I can give you all the details you want about what I went through. Back in early July, I received a call from Boyden Canada, which simply asked me whether I was going to consider applying both for the Information Commissioner's position and the Lobbying Commissio

Information & Ethics committee  I was asked whether or not I was going to consider applying to those two. I was advised by the person who called me that work was being done, and that based on my reputation, my name came up as someone who could be eligible to do either position.