Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Natural Resources.
The federal government has been pouring billions of dollars into the Hibernia project. It has one of the six seats on the board of directors, which allows it to influence administrative decisions such as the one resulting in awarding a contract without tender to Saint John Shipbuilding.
Can the minister explain why she has consistently refused to answer the questions put to her by the opposition for several months now with respect to the lack of supervision of the day-to-day management of the company, which has led to the current problems with respect to the way contracts were awarded to Saint John Shipbuilding?