Mr. Speaker, on February 13, 1998 Paul Lemire of Shawinigan received a $117,000 CIDA grant. At the time Mr. Lemire was under investigation by Revenue Canada for tax evasion. He was charged a couple of weeks later and was convicted in 1999. He was convicted again just last month, this time for fraud relating to HRDC grants.
How did this Mr. Lemire get a CIDA grant while he was under investigation for tax evasion by Revenue Canada?