Mr. Speaker, what the minister needs to understand is that, with every passing day, something new is coming out and only a public inquiry can shed light in what has gone on. That is what we are coming to realize.
On December 4, the President of the Treasury Board made the following statement:
—our contracting policy is very clear. It is respected by all departments, including Public Works Canada.
How could the President of the Treasury Board make such a statement about public works respecting the policy, knowing what we know today, unless she too was trying to put a lid on things?