Mr. Speaker, in the Option Canada affair, it turns out that the minister did not hand over a grant 12 days before an application was submitted.
What we do know is that the Minister of Canadian Heritage authorized a grant of $2 million 12 days before the grant application was submitted.
Does the Minister of Canadian Heritage find it normal to authorize a grant 12 days before an application is submitted? Does she often find herself authorizing grants before an application—