Mr. Speaker, the hon. member from the Reform Party is not too good at reading reports. Let me read you what the auditor general said regarding appointments made on the basis of recommendations by an advisory committee operating at arm's length from the minister and the government.
The auditor general said this: “Basically, we have found no evidence of patronage. We did speak with the chairman of the committee responsible for making recommendations concerning appointments to the board and the information we have obtained shows that every appointment was made from a list provided by this special committee”. This contradicts—