Good afternoon, Mr. Boudria and Mr. Drouin.
In the background information pertaining to the locations leased for the same department, at more or less the same time, there is an e-mail sent on April 2, 2002, by the Montreal office of the Department of Public Works. This e-mail informed Deputy Minister Beal that the agency Deputy Minister, André Gladu, had confirmed, on March 28, that he was in agreement with the agency moving to Place Bonaventure. In this e-mail, officials noted that Mr. Gladu had told them that the move had been approved by Mr. Drouin, who was the Secretary of State responsible for the agency. The e-mail also indicated that Minister Boudria had not yet given the go ahead and had sought advice as to when to proceed.
Mr. Boudria, to whom did you seek counsel about this matter? Why did you do this, given that certain individuals from the department, deputy ministers, told you that they wanted to proceed? Why did you say that you were going to seek counsel before approving the matter? The e-mail came from Mr. Normand Couture.