It's the first senior special adviser we've had to our board.

He will provide good counsel as to how we run our business, but he will also, I think, open a lot of doors for us across the country - given his relationships. It's really a senior advisory role, advising me, our executive committee, on the whole business, right down to helping us generate business.

He's got tremendous senior relationships on Bay Street, he's got tremendous senior relationships across Canada. And we are in the commercial real estate business - a people business.

in spite of the presence of that senior citizen on board.

Karl continues to do his duties as deputy chief of staff and senior adviser to the president. What I said previously still stands.

Karl continues to do his duties as deputy chief of staff and senior adviser to the president. The president has made it very clear we're not going to comment on an ongoing investigation.