Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of International Co-operation.
In March, Markham Electric of Markham, Ontario was informed by CIDA that it was not one of the firms on a short list selected by the minister to submit a proposal to expand a high voltage electrical substation in Mali.
CIDA bureaucrats have determined that Markham and six other firms have the financial and technical capability to complete the project, but the minister in the privacy of his office picked three companies, all from Quebec, for the short list.
Can the minister explain why he denied Markham Electric the opportunity to compete in this bid?