First of all, we heard all of this. Have there been incidents of problems? Are we talking about preventive measures? Can anyone say yes, we've had incidents where there were problems with security? Are we simply working towards prevention?
The second question I have to pose, after listening and watching in many of these, is on efficiency. If DND want a project, and they define it, then they work their way up through Public Works and into Treasury Board and back down to contractors. When we think of the timeframe of efficiency in terms of need and in terms of actually being able to use the asset, could Treasury Board look at that and give to our committee a timeframe of how efficient we are as a government in providing to a department the assets that it needs?
Also, in terms of bidders, in terms of industry we have today ISO qualified, we have nuclear certified, we have all of these. For the contracts issued by Public Works, are the bidders who come in certified to do what you ask them to do? Are you dealing with a lot of contractors who are going to get this qualification after they do the bid?
Maybe Mr. Guimont could identify. Is there a problem? Do we have contractors out there who are not certified, who are not qualified, but who are bidding or wasting our time or the time of the Department of National Defence? Or do we have an efficient system to deal with a fair and transparent bidding process?