Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Let's talk about Dalian.
The newspaper La Presse reported that the firm's president and founder, David Yeo, was both a private consultant and a civil servant with the Department of National Defence. It reported that the value of the contracts obtained by Dalian since 2008 total $149.4 million, including more than $3 million for contracts awarded by National Defence, according to information taken from public accounts. The article stated further that the department did not say whether Mr. Yeo had been suspended with or without pay while an internal investigation was carried out. La Presse stated that Mr. Yeo received double compensation from the government, as an employee and as a contract worker.
If I understand correctly, no checks are done when contracts are awarded to companies such as Dalian.
We are talking about a company that received a total of close to $150 million in contracts since 2008 and whose president was also as a civil servant.
How can you explain that?