Once you've done that, could you provide the committee with information on it?
Also, Mr. Flaherty, the action plan, besides reviewing all the contracts, of which your department has 67% more untendered contracts than other departments....
Clause 153 of Bill C-50 gives you, the finance minister, new powers to establish any advisory committee you want, to hand-pick the members, and then to pay them whatever the cabinet deems appropriate.
Were you involved in the decision to grant these additional powers to the Minister of Finance? What has made this unprecedented spending authority necessary for your office?