Thank you, Madam Chair.
Good afternoon, Mr. Conacher.
You talked about political financing and the need to beware and, perhaps, tighten up tax rules. The decision-making process was affected by conflicts of interest. When Mr. Trudeau and Mr. Morneau appeared before the committee, they acknowledged that they should not have participated in the decision and they apologized for it.
As far as the decision to award such a large contract is concerned, don't you think it was crucial to put out a request for proposals? Since that wasn't done, what steps could have been taken to make up for the fact that there wasn't a request for proposals?