I did understand the answer, but it remains that what happened did indeed happen. My first question is to Mr. Duchesneau.
Mr. Duchesneau, something is worrying me and has prompted me to push my investigations further. Before you took up your current position, you sat on the Garda board of directors. That is a known fact. Since 2004, Garda has been responsible for security at Montréal-Trudeau Airport, and probably supplanted the former security manager or company for all kinds of reasons that I do not wish to know. Nonetheless, it remains that, at the time, you were well aware that a number of uniforms were not returned. It was clear at the time that something was wrong. I know that you subsequently made a number of changes to the uniforms. But it was known that a number of uniforms were missing. There were also a number of people who were not happy because they had been supplanted.
Later, in June 2006, an audit was carried out—correct me if I'm wrong—and the report by the Department of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities stated once again that there was no policy, and that people themselves had called for a uniform return and control policy. There was no such policy in place yet.
Today, you tell us that there will be a policy in place as of September.
That worries me, Mr. Duchesneau. For all kinds of reasons, among other things because companies have obtained contracts, companies too close to you because you once sat on the board of directors—I don't want to ask you about conflict of interest issues here—people believe that their security is threatened. I am worried about the fact that there are uniforms outside your control. Today, you said in the brief you tabled that the services contract signed with Garda contains a clause on improving the uniform control process.
I understand that they are your friends, but nonetheless uniforms from the preceding company are still in circulation. That was a company which was not happy with the way things went. There are companies who are not happy. Your friends, once again... Companies were supplanted, evicted, and Garda was awarded contracts to provide security elsewhere, not just in Montreal.
So in the industry there are people who are not happy about the way things have turned out. That worries me, because I wouldn't want to see incidents happen, and I wouldn't want to see things go further.
So do you think you have full control, at least over uniforms, given the way things turned out with the former company, and given the situation with Garda today? Can you assure me that those circulating uniforms will not cause problems?