Mr. Speaker, the Minister of Public Works and Government Services has said that, since the CIO has been under his responsibility, no contracts have been awarded without tender. We would have to conclude that, before him, it was standard practice.
We have learned that, since he became responsible for the CIO on June 4, 1998, hundreds of thousands of dollars in contracts have been awarded without tender.
How much longer is the minister going to go on denying the facts, the figures, the numbers from his own department?