Thank you, Chair.
Mr. Firth, this is a sad example of corruption and potential criminality, but it also exposes incredible waste within this government, especially in the area of procurement and contracts to well-connected consultants for, in many cases, no discernible work. I want to try, in my round of questions, to follow the money that was spent.
The Auditor General's report estimates that $59.5 million was spent on the app, and further, that your company received directly $19.1 million of that money, even though, by your own admission, all you did was recruit other individuals and companies. That's an incredible sum for “recruitment”.
However, you told the committee that the Auditor General's information is not correct. You dispute the $19.1-million figure. You say it was only $11 million. Is that correct?