Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Gentlemen, my question deals with your objective to reduce costs. It is addressed in the Auditor General's document. I am the member for Gatineau. We know that the government has requirements, and if we consider both sides of the Ottawa River, we know that on the Quebec side, leased office space is less expensive than it is in the big city of Ottawa.
How do you decide to go to tender? I am disappointed to learn that you did not go to tender in the case of the RCMP or National Defence. Those tender calls could have provided an opportunity to the people of Gatineau, or at least to the ones on the Quebec side. We could have accommodated the RCMP, another department, an agency, or a crown corporation on the Quebec side. Why don't you always go to tender?