Okay. The RCMP said in the spring that they have approximately seven investigations related to federal contracting. I was looking for the total number, but it's evident to me that more is to come.
On February 6, 2023, the PSPC minister—again, at that time, Minister Jaczek—stated, “The minister's office is not involved in any way in awarding these contracts.” According to the procurement ombud's report that came out earlier this year, the previous PSPC minister, Minister Tassi, had personally signed off on an ESDC McKinsey contract worth $5.7 million.
Can you please explain why the minister stated that the government was not involved when there was clear evidence of another minister signing a contract?