Mr. Speaker, my question is for the minister of public works. Last February 18, I gave notice of a question appearing in the Order Paper in which I asked the Minister of Public Works and Government Services what the regional distribution was of all contracts awarded by his department and to whom these contracts were awarded in the past two years. The Standing Orders require the Minister to respond within 45 days.
Can the minister tell us what he is waiting for to finally shed some light on the distribution of federal government purchasing contracts throughout the various regions of Canada?