Thank you, Chair.
This is the typical approach of Liberals to try to bury the necessary accountability. Let's start with establishing what the principle of ministerial responsibility is about.
Ministerial responsibility means that the minister takes responsibility for what happens at their department. If there are problems, those problems may relate to decisions that they were not directly involved in, but nonetheless they are responsible for establishing a culture and protocols through which there is respect for taxpayers' money.
The Liberal member across the way was kind of dismissive regarding these concerns, saying that what we're talking about here are low dollar values. This audit—