I hope he will appear before the committee in the near future. He can't just avoid us like that. If we accept this, in other committees, deputy ministers could cite technical problems to avoid appearing. This could set an awkward precedent.
Mario Simard Bloc Jonquière, QC
I hope he will appear before the committee in the near future. He can't just avoid us like that. If we accept this, in other committees, deputy ministers could cite technical problems to avoid appearing. This could set an awkward precedent.
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