Mr. Speaker, I want to follow up on the wide ranging comments of my colleague and focus on two points, some of which were mentioned by the previous member, those being the issue of accountability and the issue of political interference.
First, in the area of accountability, as my colleague mentioned, when there is a perception generated over time that failed candidates are appointed to boards or friends of the government are appointed to the boards, whether they are the best people for the jobs starts to wane as the important question. The perception simply becomes that people are being appointed because of who they know on the government side. I think that is to the government's detriment. If it were able to be more transparent and not shroud the workings of the EDC and CIDA in secrecy, which my colleague referred to, I think it would do the government well.
I am wondering if my colleague might have some specific examples that he may have uncovered in his good work in this area, specifics that he knows of having to do with political interference or with political appointees to different boards that have been involved in the granting of government contracts.