Thank you, Mr. Chair.
The Liberals are saying that there have been 22 meetings. I know it's hard for them to keep their scandals straight. I think they're talking about arrive scam.
This study began in June. This is the eighth meeting, not the 22nd meeting. There have been 22 for arrive scam.
To answer a few of the questions, perhaps I'll start.
I understand that all of this information is publicly available. It's easy for MP Drouin or MP Nathan Erskine-Smith to do a bit of homework and actually go and learn about these issues, as I have done over the last year, since all of these companies that SDTC has given money to, as we've said earlier, are listed on their website. It's very easy to go and check not only the Auditor General's report but also the Cycle Capital list of ownership, and to cross-reference them. It's not difficult. It's there.
While Ms. Andrée-Lise Méthot was on the board, $114 million went to companies. We're talking about just while she was on the board. It was over 10% of the funds.
I know MP Erskine-Smith is reading from old information.
I'll update you, MP Erskine-Smith. Last Thursday, outside of the foreign interference inquiry, the RCMP commissioner was scrummed. That resulted in an article in the National Post on Friday and in the Toronto Star on Saturday. He was asked about what he had done with the documents.
Commissioner Duheme said, “The investigation is ongoing, so I’ll limit my comments to that.” The reporter asked again whether there was an investigation, to which Duheme responded that he had just confirmed that.
I know that perhaps the MP's information is old, but this is the latest status. It was in the papers. You couldn't have missed it on the weekend. I know MP Erskine-Smith reads the Toronto Star. He would have seen it there, at least, on Saturday. I don't know if he reads the National Post, but it was in there on Friday. The reporter reported it—