Thank you, Madam Chairperson.
When I asked the minister earlier whether or not at any time there was a recommendation moving forward with respect to the HIV vaccine production facility, she said no. I asked her twice. She said no a second time.
I then asked Dr. Butler-Jones with the Public Health Agency of Canada, and he did not answer this question specifically. When asked a little later on by my colleague from the Liberals, he said there was a recommendation going forward. There was a ranking. That is a recommendation.
He then indicated that when it went to the next step of departmental review--and we know that the departmental review included not just the Public Health Agency of Canada but also Health Canada, Industry Canada, and CIDA--the decision was made based on criteria that were not presented to the four bidders in the first place when they made their propositions. It was then rejected.
My question now is who is telling the truth?