Thank you.
I understand where they're coming from, Mr. Chair. It was a highly unusual request that the government made. It wanted this money urgently so it could stimulate the economy.
For months they had not given us anything, and now I see appropriation, not drawdown. That's where the issue is. They could have utilized the usual process of the budget, $236 billion, and utilized that effectively. Why did they make Parliament approve $3 billion on the pretext they wanted to create jobs?
We need transparency and accountability. And no other committee is doing work on it, Mr. Chair. I checked.