My apologies. I was not a member of the Committee, and I therefore was not aware. What matters, is that you are here and that you will be able to answer our questions. I would like to add that, as a Liberal MP, I am very grateful to you for having brought to light these illegal practices. Even though our party was greatly hurt, these issues had to be clarified. You have done so, and I thank you.
I read Mr. Donald Savoie's book and I would, if I may, like to make a comment. I note that under the present government, the situation has not changed, or else it has changed for the worse. Indeed, not only is the country being governed from the centre, but a whole culture of secrecy has developed around this way of governing. It is thus even more opaque and distant, not only from the public, but from the legislative arm of the government. I agree with several of the comments you have made.
Having finished with my own, I would like to come back to the matter that interests us here. Do you believe that the Federal Accountability Act, the famous act of the Conservative government, is an appropriate response to the 19 recommendations you have made?