To answer the first part of your question, the criteria developed by the Department of Defence are discussed at the interdepartmental committee. We discussed this earlier, perhaps you remember, Mr. Williston referred to it. Representatives from Public Works and Government Services Canada and from Treasury Board are involved in these discussions. There's a dialogue about the criteria. Perhaps you don't like the standards they've come up with, and I respect your opinion. But they reassure me, Mr. Coderre, because independent of my role and of partisanship I'm reassured to see that there are men and women who aren't politicians and who care about these criteria and want a sensible procurement plan.
On February 20th, 2007. See this statement in context.