Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Public Works and Government Services.
On November 4 last year the Prime Minister promised to examine the process of awarding advertising contracts. As yet no guidelines have been produced.
On February 1 a well known Liberal campaign manager who is also a close friend and former employee of the Minister of Human Resources Development became a director and owner of McKim Communications. Just three days later a federal contract worth $5.5 million was extended to him. On the surface this appears to be another example of business as usual. I assume the minister must approve all these contracts.
Besides the ownership of this company is the minister aware of an employee or an officer of McKim Communications who is closely related to a member of his own cabinet, and could he identify that person?