Mr. David Smith at the Public Accounts Committee

On May 7th, 2007. See this statement in context.

May 7th, 2007 / 5:55 p.m.

As an Individual

Do you want an explanation? The moment that Daniel LeBlanc, the journalist from the Globe and Mail, phoned me—I was sitting in the House and I went to the phone. I was advised there was an article that was going to come out on the contracts at CAC.

At that moment, I phoned the Ethics Commissioner to request an audit on it immediately.

I advised Jean Lapierre at that moment.

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