Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Mr. Kennedy, you stated that your department, ISED, acted swiftly upon learning of mismanagement at SDTC when it received information from the whistle-blower on February 16, 2023.
With the greatest of respect, I say simply that this is not sufficient. Your department was responsible for overseeing compliance with the contribution agreements and ensuring that there were no conflicts of interest. We now know that $400 million of taxpayers' dollars improperly went out the door. Much of it went to pad the pockets of Liberal insiders who sat on the green slush fund board.
As deputy minister, do you accept any responsibility for that?