Mr. Chair, the timeline that the honourable member describes is quite accurate. In early February of 2023, we received a call from the Auditor General's office that they had individuals citing concerns with SDTC. We offered to hear out their concerns in the capacity, I would say, of the appointment side of the House, where we deal with complaints from time to time about Governor in Council appointees. It was in that capacity that we were willing to hear out the complainants and to understand their issues.
Over the course of the first two weeks of February, we had those conversations with the complainants. When we understood that the issues were far broader than just Governor in Council appointees, we referred the issue immediately to our colleagues at ISED, as referenced. As the committee well knows, the course of action that ISED quickly took, to undertake fact-finding, was undertaken.