Thanks, Mr. Chair.
That's very unfortunate, because now we are left wondering where the government is going to take this. Well, I don't know if we're left wondering at all. We know where the government is going to take this. They are going to stifle and stymie and keep this as closed as possible.
Having all three deputy ministers appear before us at one time, before the Auditor General, is not in keeping with the traditions of this committee, nor is it helpful in finding the truth about this very serious multi-billion dollar issue involving taxpayers' funds.
I wish the government had come a little more prepared, or at least more prepared to inform the committee what their intentions are. They have not.
The Liberal Party of Canada has been extremely transparent and forthcoming about exactly where we would like to take this and who we would like to hear from. We're still cloaked in mystery as to what exactly the government intends with regard to these hearings. The only thing that is not in doubt is that the government wants to hold them in secret, control the witness list, and prevent the truth from being told. Quite frankly, Mr. Chair, the cover-up is now becoming worse than the crime.