Mr. Speaker, this contract is unique all right. Let me show you how unique it is.
Public Works' contracting guidelines expressly say that if the government is going to sole source a contract public notice must be given 14 days in advance of awarding the contract to give companies a chance to respond, to question or to express interest. In this case cabinet made a decision to bypass this rule and not advertise the procurement at all.
This is in the ballpark of the Minister of Public Works. Whose decision was it to bypass the regulations of his department? Was it his decision?