I understand from what you're telling me that there is no process or “superstructure” that allows you, as minister, to ensure that all departments do their work within the allotted time frames.
Today, we're talking about a person accused of espionage who, in 2023, was accused of fraud by the Public Service Commission and was still given security clearance to do an internship at NATO, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
Can you explain to me how someone who was accused of fraud in 2023 could end up at NATO in 2026, only to be arrested as a spy by Belgian authorities? What went wrong, Minister? Who was remiss? How is it that what happened at the Public Service Commission was not passed on to the Canadian Security Intelligence Service? That's what I don't understand. It's such a big mistake.
Is it incompetence, simple laziness or a lack of due diligence? I don't understand how that can happen.