Thank you, Madam Chair. Thank you, witnesses, for being here today and answering some very important questions.
The members opposite questioned the motive behind this decision. They falsely claimed that the decision not to assign the winning bid to ICID was for political reasons. It's unfortunate that the Liberals would practise such mud-slinging with unfounded accusations for their own political gain.
If it was true that this decision was made for political reasons, one would assume that the Government of Canada would have withdrawn all of its funding to ICID. Has this been the case?