Mr. Speaker, that is just unbelievable. Let us examine the players in this unsavoury drama.
A Liberal MP ended up with a whopping $7,000 from a grateful grant recipient. The HRD minister who approved the grant ended up winning the riding that had just received his generous gift of other people's money. The owner of Golf and Grants who brokered this sweet deal ended up doing business with his fired and re-hired workers.
Why did HRDC choose to ignore the evidence of political patronage and likely fraud?