Thank you, Mr. Chair.
A member who has been part of this particular scandal for the better part of two months.... The need for transparency and accountability is increasingly urgent.
It was disturbing to hear the Auditor General, who has decades' worth of audit experience, proclaim to Canadians and to parliamentarians that this particular scandal was one of the worst examples of poor record-keeping and management-keeping. A number of ministries were involved in the creation of this disastrous app, and the runaway costs are disturbing on so many levels but particularly to taxpayers.
We have no idea as to the exact figure. We know that it's well in excess of $60 million now. The exact figure is completely unknown because of missing documentation—documentation that should have been available to the Auditor General. There should have been a budget; there wasn't.
The whole concept of ministerial oversight, particularly in relation to the minister responsible for public safety, the minister responsible for public health, the minister responsible for procurement and the President of the Treasury Board.... They need to accept responsibility because under their collective watch, this app has been an absolute disaster.
I wholeheartedly endorse my colleague Mr. Nater's production motion because a lot of people need to account for what they did.