Thank you, Mr. Chair. I admire the diligence and tenacity of Madame Faille in proposing this; however, unfortunately I will not be able to support it.
On June 18 the committee had an in camera session with the departmental officials, and the committee concluded that it was satisfied with the department's actions. We adjourned following a motion by my colleague David Christopherson that read as follows:
That the committee do now conclude its study of the procurement process for the integrated relocation program, in relation to the committee's study of chapter 5, “Relocating Members of the Canadian Forces, RCMP, and Federal Public Service”, of the November 2006 Report of the Auditor General of Canada...
The committee's June 18 minutes state that this has basically been put to bed. Furthermore, an independent third party fairness monitor came out with this report, which I would like to table before the committee, Mr. Chair. They said the process was conducted in a fair, open, competitive, and transparent manner.
This committee thoroughly examined the AG's report of November 2006. We made a report with recommendations. The department came here in June and assured us that it had fully implemented all of the recommendations as well as those of the Auditor General, and the fairness monitor's report concluded that this was a fair process.
So I think we've had enough of this particular report, Mr. Chair.