I appreciate that the concern is that we're trying to obtain as much information as possible to determine how it came to be with respect to some of these contracts. Certainly, it's appropriate, which is why we've been at this committee for some time relative to this. However, I think we've obviously had some concern expressed, even by the chair, in terms of the volume of translation, material and information that we've asked to be produced. For us to go back to ask again for more, in light of the fact that we have quite a bit of information already on hand that hasn't determined what I think we're trying to obtain....
I don't want us to find ourselves bogged down in a situation of futility on a matter currently under investigation by a number of bodies, and we certainly have taken quite a number of steps to try to obtain some information. All the material and all the communications from a number of departments that may or may not be related to this—even though we're trying to suggest it be so—becomes quite an undertaking. I think we have already requested some of this internally.
The scope is so broad in this request that I think we need to be more specific, and that's why some of the amendments made by my colleague feel appropriate in order to delve strictly into what is being discussed here and getting to the bottom of how that decision came to be.
This is one amendment. I think we'll probably have yet another. I propose we take this amendment and proceed forward, so that we can get the most value from our request of the civil service to divulge information.
Thank you.