Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you, Minister.
We are really glad to have you here. As you know, I really mean that. However, I'm going to bring up a subject you aren't very fond of. It has to do with the estimates, for the benefit of my fellow committee members.
We now have proof that the Prime Minister's Office, or PMO, was involved in the affair. In May 2022, the PMO set up a meeting with people from the Privy Council Office, the Department of Canadian Heritage and the Department of Veterans Affairs to talk about the national monument to Canada's mission in Afghanistan.
In July, the PMO asked whether any progress had been made. That's in the 400 pages of information we received.
Do you think all that is true?