Finance committee  I'm happy to speak to the question, sir. Sofia Marquez does government and stakeholder relations, if I may just correct you, sir. That's her title. She engages a multitude of stakeholders across provincial governments—

Finance committee  We don't because engagement with the federal government is a relatively.... It has never been more than a few percentages of our budget. In fact, last year it represented 1.03% of—

Finance committee  For program expenses—not even administration [Inaudible—Editor].

Finance committee  Correct. In fact, let me add, sir, that the ME to WE Social Enterprise was not a party and has never received federal funding; has never at all. To answer your question, yes, all of the non-profits, because they're only non-profits as part of this contract, all had the same key

Finance committee  Correct, and allow us to underscore that this was the request of ESDC and the terms of this contract were agreed to by ESDC.

Finance committee  They requested that we take on the liability. We informed them that the only way we would feel comfortable fulfilling the government's request was through this structure. They analyzed it, they endorsed it and they signed a contract.

Finance committee  I appreciate the question. Sometimes we're responding to formal proposals, as we have with Canadian Heritage for Canada 150. Sometimes it is iterative with the government. For example, we worked closely in the previous government with Minister Flaherty and Minister Clement on var

Finance committee  Understood. To answer your question, specifically, the first set of expenses was for Ms. McCain and daughter to travel to.... They were already in Kenya and they were looking at other charities they had already funded, so we hosted them at our sites—so the accommodations. They st

Finance committee  We will provide it.

Finance committee  WE Charity, similar to many other humanitarian organizations, invites prospective donors, people who head companies and foundations, to witness development projects and what they do—

Finance committee  Correct.

Finance committee  They are a—

Finance committee  Sir, could I just finish the statement? It is to host individuals who have an interest to witness our development work on the ground. To answer your question, it was seen, in our mind, as a complimentary hosting, given that they were already in the country, in Kenya, and were c

Finance committee  The arrangements for the trip were entirely done through an invitation to Ms. McCain and entirely arranged with her and her team, so I don't know whether there was any clarity or conversations that followed. In our mind, it was an invitation to a very prominent Canadian family, M

Finance committee  We would have to check the records and to go through—