Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I want to talk just a bit about some observations and things that have come to my mind during this committee session.
I've been on the committee for a very short period of time. I'm not a lawyer, but I'm glad to know a lot of people are. You don't have to be a lawyer to understand a couple of things.
My dad was a coal miner. We would sit around and talk politics. We would talk about the issues of the day. Something you said struck me, which my dad used to say: Get to the heart of the issue. Get your facts straight to help people. My dad was in the union. My dad cared about people. My dad cared about helping the people around him in his community. When there was a problem in the mines or things weren't being addressed, he would stand up and say, “Get to the heart of the issue. Get your facts straight. Do the right thing.”
I don't want to take down the temperature a bit, because this is a very serious issue. You have said this. You're the person who ordered the department to go to the Auditor General, if I'm not mistaken.
I want to walk through this for people who are watching at home. When you say “heart of the issue”, can you explain that to me? When you say “do it the right way”, can you explain that to me?