Yes. I just want to preface by saying that last week we had witnesses to the committee talk about Public Works' responsibilities in managing the facilities that several government departments look after, and we looked at certain scenarios in which perhaps the government or the administration could have spent taxpayers' money better or more efficiently. I want to take the opportunity to assert the committee's recommendation in holding the department to and reminding the department of its responsibility to manage taxpayers' money.
I am proposing this motion, and it reads:
That the Committee report to the House that it recommends that the acquisition, by purchase or lease, of any significant property, such as the former JDS Uniphase campus in Ottawa by the Government of Canada for use by its departments and agencies, be the result of a competitive public call for tenders process.