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44th Parl. 1st Sess.
April 16, 2024
The Chair (Mr. John Brassard (Barrie—Innisfil, CPC))
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Good morning, everyone. I call the meeting to order. Welcome to meeting number 112 of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics. Pursuant to Standing Order 81(4), the committee is commencing consideration of the main estimates 2024-25: vote 1 under Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying; vote 1 under Office of the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner; vote 1 under Office of the Senate Ethics Officer; and votes 1 and 5 under Offices of the Information and Privacy Commissioners of Canada, referred to the committee on Thursday, February 29, 2024. Today's meeting is taking place in a hybrid format, pursuant to the Standing Orders of the House of Commons. Members may attend in person in the room and remotely using the Zoom application. I would again like to remind all committee members not to put their earpieces close to the microphones, as this can cause feedback and cause hearing injury to the interpreters. I'd now like to welcome our witnesses for the first hour today. From the Office of the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner, once again we have Mr. Konrad von Finckenstein, who is the commissioner. Sir, it's good to see you again. I think I've spent more time with you than with my wife lately. Melanie Rushworth is the director of communications, outreach and planning, and Sandy Tremblay is the director of corporate management. Mr. Commissioner, you have up to five minutes to address the committee. Please proceed.
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