Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Mr. Tassé, thank you for being here today. We are always glad to have you, and your remarks are always very insightful.
I would like to revisit something in connection with the WE Charity situation.
We heard the Prime Minister say that he had followed the recommendations of the country's top public servants with respect to introducing the Canada student service grant. When we questioned those top officials and the Clerk of the Privy Council this summer, however, they ended up telling us that they were under considerable political pressure to make sure the WE Charity got the contract. The clerk even said that the WE Charity had helped develop the program before it was launched.
Do you consider it a conflict of interest when the architect gets the contract to build the bridge they designed?