Mr. Speaker, in 1997 an audit revealed that the Saulteaux first nation was $71,000 in debt. At this point the community was asked to hire a financial manager to clean up this debt and it went to $1.5 million.
The name of the financial manager was Jesse Primeau. It was revealed in documents that he paid himself $8,000 a month plus expenses, except for March where he paid himself three times.
Can the minister tell me if she approved of the hiring of Jesse Primeau and what steps has she taken to correct this terrible error in judgment?