Mr. Speaker, the Minister of Human Resources Development says that she was only briefed on her department's billion dollar boondoggle on November 17. That is by no means certain.
Let us look at her first response to the scandal. On November 18 the minister hauled out her chequebook and signed off on six more grants worth almost $1 million.
Why did the minister dole out another $1 million less than 24 hours after receiving a damning audit?