I would like to clarify one point. The centre's by-laws state that every contract exceeding $10,000 must be subject to a call for tenders. They also state that the president is fully authorized to do business with consultants in the context of contracts. The president and the employees always abided by those rules.
Last year, the chair and vice-chair of the board retained the services of a law firm. They wanted a legal opinion in order to determine whether they could inform Mr. Beauregard of his performance evaluation. They retained the services of that firm without going to tender. At the June meeting, they ratified the fact that that law firm could continue to work for them. For everything that had previously been done, and for which the amount exceeded $10,000, they did not proceed by call for tenders. They also did not ask other members of the board for their approval before—