The motion that we tabled two weeks ago now stems from reports on CBC and in the Globe and Mail about approaches made by the Prime Minister's office to officials of Public Works and Government Services. The motion reads as follows:
That the committee examine and report to the House on the political interference by the Prime Minister's office in two files involving Conservative fundraiser Leo Housakos, and call first to appear Dimitri Soudas, Leo Housakos, Michael Fortier, Frederic Loiselle, Michael Rosenberg and John Lemieux.
These people seem to have been involved in the various meetings that took place. We were shocked by this story. The committee should address it or at least hear these people's versions, because there seem to be comments from both sides and people in the middle. Mr. Fortier's office is uncomfortable about the situation. There is a process by which contracts are awarded, and this was a military matter. Other articles contain between-the-lines references to the involvement of Thyssen. Some aspects of this need to be clarified and the only people who can do so are people like Mr. Housakos and the officials at Public Works and Government Services who are involved in the affair.