Thank you, Chair.
Minister, one of the foremost tools that Parliament has at its disposal in holding the government to account is the Office of the Auditor General, and when leaks of Auditor General reports occur they undermine that whole process. We've had an unprecedented three leaks since January of last year. In fact, the last two reports of the Auditor General have been leaked--unprecedented occurrences that undermine parliamentary privilege and our ability to hold government to account.
On May 12, Mr. Jason Kenney, the Parliamentary Secretary for the Prime Minister, quite clearly stated in the House, and repeated three times:
Now what we are clearly concerned about is that confidential information remain confidential and that people who are responsible for leaking confidential information are held accountable. The government is committed to that, and we will act accordingly.
So he repeated three times that people will be held accountable. Then in The Globe and Mail the following day he stated:
I can further assure her that the government is investigating the matter and will hold accountable anybody who may be responsible.
Have you seen a copy of the Treasury Board report on the leaks?