July 5, 2001.
He stated:
More than a month ago, we informed the Minister's office of our accommodation strategy for CED, our client. On June 8, after a meeting with J. M. Bard, we were told to put the CED file on hold. Since then, there have been no developments or questions, and we are still on hold.
Subsequently, we had Mr. Gladu saying, about Mr. Drouin's letter:
After being made aware of Mr. Drouin's letter, I met him at a regular meeting. I told him that, in my opinion, it was a mistake to have sent that letter, because this was an administrative matter and he simply should not have got involved.
So these were the kinds of things that were racking up during this whole process, yet subsequently, you signed for the lease.
So with all of these facts known, do you still think the process was fair? Do you think it was fair to the other two bidders in this process, who were given no consideration at all and were in fact ahead of Place Victoria? And do you not think you should have spoken to Janice Cochrane about this issue before you signed off, because in her testimony she said she had no conversations with you?