Thank you, Madam Chair.
Mr. Fortier, Ms. Kenny, Mr. Marshall, thank you for appearing before us once again. You will be meeting with us again, as we will have the opportunity to invite you once again.
Minister, in your statement, you raised several issues that are of interest to members of this committee. These issues warrant our attention and the questioning of government representatives: this would be you, as it happens. The matter of contracting practices is one issue. Your department's intentions concerning the sale of government buildings and greening are another two issues. If I have enough time, I also want to talk about accrual accounting.
With respect to the Boeing contract, I will continue along the same lines as my Liberal colleague. Does the government also have the intention of making sure that the foreign companies we do business with are not engaging in practices that violate Canadian values? For example, some companies use child labour, or methods or materials that we disapprove of, reasons which should discourage us from dealing with them.
As Minister of Public Works and Government Services, are you not concerned by the fact that we could potentially encourage a foreign company which engages in practices that fly in the face of our values?