Thank you.
Our concern is ensuring you have the resources you need to address the numerous issues in your file.
I'm particularly concerned about your last report on March 22 on Mr. Christian Paradis. When he was Minister of Public Works and Government Services, you reported in your findings that he contravened the Conflict of Interest Act by providing special treatment to Mr. Rahim Jaffer, a former caucus colleague, and his company, Green Power Generation, when he directed his staff to arrange a meeting between that company and departmental officials.
Specifically, you found that he contravened section 7 of the act related to preferential treatment, and subsection 6(1), which prohibits office holders from making decisions that would place them in a conflict of interest. Yet it took two years for us to get the finding.
Do you believe you have enough resources to be able to go after offenders like Mr. Paradis?