Thank you very much.
I would like to make a comment addressed to the committee members. At the start of this legislature, when we met for the first time, Mr. Kramp and I said that the worse thing that can happen to a committee is that the members behave in a too partisan manner. That is a personal comment. We hear witnesses and it must be rather distressing to see that we spend 20 to 25 minutes simply exchanging partisan remarks with them during a two-hour meeting. Obviously, Mr. Poilievre is not a permanent member of this committee.
I wanted to ask you, Mr. Minister, if you are aware of the article that appeared in the Globe and Mail. This isn’t too much of a digression, because in your opening remarks you spoke of the fact that your department has undertaken major reforms. You also spoke of the Shared Travel Services Initiative. I would like you to tell us something about that.
Furthermore, the budget of public servants—members of the armed forces or other public servants—who travel to a new home is also considerable. I was wondering if this was a good opportunity for you to give a few explanations about the article in the Globe and Mail. Are you thinking of doing another call for bids? It is my understanding that the report will be released at the end of the month, but since there have been leaks, will you agree to go to the second, third—?
My third question is the following: how will you make sure this type of thing does not happen again?