Thank you, Chair.
I would also like to thank my colleague Mr. Desjarlais for his amendment, to which I’d like to move a subamendment.
Let me explain why. Essentially, the Bloc Québécois’ position is to wait for the Auditor General’s report. As we speak, she is in the process of reporting on GC Strategies and the whole saga that has indeed shocked us, along with many taxpayers. We’d like to wait until the Auditor General’s report is tabled before proceeding with this study.
However, we’d still like to obtain the documents originally requested by Mr. McCauley. I see that Mr. Desjarlais is continuing the effort. For us, that part is crucial. We want to obtain the contract documents between GC Strategies and the various government departments. That will help us prepare for the Auditor General’s report.
In the hope that this subamendment will bring about a compromise that can lead all MPs to adopt the same position, I would like to submit the subamendment to the Clerk, in both official languages.
I do support my colleague Mr. Desjarlais’ amendments, meaning the second point that was added and amending the witness list. Those witnesses can only be called once the Auditor General has tabled her report, and when we see, with the help of the Auditor General’s Office, what happened with GC Strategies.
It will be important to review the contracts to carry out this study, but this will be done in due course, after the Auditor General’s report has been tabled.