Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
Thank you to all of the witnesses for their attendance today and for their previous attendance at numerous committees.
What we are talking about today, at least from my perspective, is the ongoing examination and prosecution of the ArriveCAN scandal. It clearly exposed the failures of Canada's broken procurement system and the fraudulent misuse of hard-earned taxpayer funds. One consistent response I get from Canadians from coast to coast is that they're demanding accountability, consequences and recovery. It is the two latter points, consequences and recovery, that will be the focus of my first round of questions.
Deputy Minister Reza, you've appeared numerous times at this committee and at government operations. A question was put to you when you appeared last June at government operations with respect to the total cases of contracting fraud that had been referred to lawful authorities, particularly the RCMP. I have your response to that question. You said, “We have previously referred many fraudulent overbilling cases from 2022, 2023 and 2024 to the RCMP,” but it was devoid of details.
I'm asking whether you could explain what you meant by “we have previously referred many...cases”. What does that mean? Can you give me a number, please?