Move a little further to the right, Mr. Speaker, and that seems to bother some of them.
Listen to these quotes from the internal audit: “Greater emphasis should be placed—on ethics and integrity”; “accountability mechanisms not functioning”; “weaknesses in financial controls continue to surface”; “lack of monitoring of contribution projects”; and “weaknesses found in prudence, probity, economy, efficiency and effectiveness”.
Why did the minister fail to address any of these concerns until after the $1 billion boondoggle had been exposed?