Thank you.
Mr. Fragiskatos, whether my colleagues like it or not, the Committee has decided to conduct a study on the management of the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation. Let me be very clear: we are conducting a study of the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation. The purpose of this motion is for us to do our job, which is to conduct an in‑depth study of the management of an organization that has received public funding. In the documents, there is indeed written evidence of certain facts that have been reported.
This allows me to answer Ms. Shanahan’s question. As these documents are written proof, it would no longer be one person’s word against another’s. They will also provide us with answers to the questions we put to the witnesses. If the witnesses contradict each other, let’s look for the evidence. Let’s look at what’s written in the e‑mails and the documents that were provided. It’s all about evidence, and that’s exactly what’s going to enable us to do our job of verifying what happened at the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation, and what continues to happen since we still haven’t had any conclusive answers. It was here, at the Standing Committee on Public Accounts, that we decided to undertake the study of the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation. It’s our duty to do it, and we’re going to be able to do it. The public has a right to know.