Mr. Speaker, I am not sure how effective speaking to the federation would be. It had to go through the access to information channels to get what it got. It found out that at least three TPC projects worth $149 million were announced before being approved. These projects required cabinet approval.
The tactic appears to have broken treasury board guidelines and the Financial Administration Act. It sounds like another Enron insider trading deal in the making.
Could the minister tell the House if the funding had not been approved by cabinet when the projects were announced? It appears that way. Was the timing simply designed to boost shareholder prices of those companies?