Mr. Speaker, even if we strained credulity to the breaking point, we still could not swallow the story that a ticking time bomb the size of the boondoggle audit could escape the notice of any reasonably competent minister of the crown. However, the HRDC minister maintains that she was unaware of the explosive audits for over a quarter of a year. Is that because she was completely out of touch with her department or because no one thought her input would be worthwhile?
In the House of Commons on June 6th, 2000. See this statement in context.