Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I'm going to say something. When it was my turn to speak in the last round, I was interrupted by two parliamentarians from two different parties—the Liberals and the Conservatives—who were muckraking. I find it ridiculous that the Conservatives are now accusing the Liberals of being undemocratic, when it's their members who heckle during question period under a leader whose every word is a lie pretty much. I think it's ridiculous. Nor will I defend the Liberal party, which has shown time and time again that it's incompetent and incapable of governing. I find it unfortunate that the Liberal Party and the Conservative Party are slinging mud at each other. Canadians deserve better. Quebecers certainly deserve better. It's really a shame. I wanted to point that out, because our committee is supposed to rise above the fray and not be partisan. Yet this committee is consistently dominated by two parties yelling at each other, and that's inappropriate.
Commissioner, I would like to come back to my last question. Based on your report, why did you assume that Ms. Verschuren was acting in good faith? After all, she was appointed chair of the board of directors, which implies a certain level of competence. It was clear that Ms. Verschuren had taken what she believed were the right steps to manage her conflicts of interest. However, she didn't meet the requirements of the act, which she should have known since she was the chair of the board of Sustainable Development Technology Canada and had received training. By not recusing herself, even by abstaining, she was able to influence a vote. That's absurd to me and I don't understand why we're acting in such good faith with her.