Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Of course, thank you, Madam Fraser for, unfortunately, another litany of problems under the Liberal government, but we'll let that comment stand on its own.
I want to talk about 800 Place Victoria in Montreal. This really concerns me, because we went through the sponsorship scandal in which we had ministerial involvement in the administration of the department--Public Works, no less--and here we have a letter from the secretary of state to a minister about getting involved in the administration and bypassing the low bid, the accepted bid, and staying where they are.
My first question is whether it is acceptable for the secretary of state and the minister to get involved in directing contracts.