Thanks, Chair.
Given the extraordinary nature of the expenditure and the process and everything else, I was actually surprised and disappointed that the House approved it in the way they did. But I'm fully supportive of this accountability.
My only question, Chair—you know this is coming, because I wanted to make sure you were ready to do it—is, does it fit our mandate? I was just a little unclear. I'm used to our dealing with things that are a little bit dustier—not ancient, but also not ongoing outlays of today. I'd like to know whether it's in order, but in ruling on that, whichever way you go, would you just expand a little to help me clarify...? For instance, are we eligible to review anything from the moment money is spent? From that moment forward, can we can ask for accountability? Does there have to be a certain period of time or certain internal reports, so that we're not asking for something that the government maybe doesn't have itself? At what point do things like that become the mandate of the finance committee rather than of the public accounts committee? I'm seeking your guidance as well as your ruling.