Minister, I think the patronizing attitude is not helpful to this discussion.
This is very important. We're talking about procurement. A lot of the suppliers who came here last time asked me this question in private, and on the record it was stated that they've never.... Mr. Ingle said that as a supplier for Public Works for the last twenty to thirty years, he has never seen it at the level it is now--much more complex and much less friendly. They're saying--and I'm not saying it was Mr. Ingle who said this to me--that they have a hard time squaring the circle.
This is a minister who has not been elected by Canadians who's talking about accountability, but we'd like to see him walk the walk. I think it's relevant to the procedure and to the direction in which you want to take the government. I'm saying some of it is probably very positive, but in order for it to gain credibility, we need to put this skepticism to rest.