Thank you for that.
Mr. Kennedy, the Auditor General's report is a scathing indictment of ISED, the department that you help oversee as the deputy minister. Your department has a duty to oversee the billion taxpayer dollars that was sent to SDTC. We now know that taxpayers were ripped off by nearly $400 million out of $850 million, which was improperly spent by SDTC. It was $319 million in cases of conflicts of interest, and $59 million in which there was non-compliance with contribution agreements.
Canadian taxpayers deserve a refund. They deserve a refund now. What instructions has the minister provided to you to get taxpayers their money back?