Mr. Chairman, it certainly seemed to be within the purview of his predecessor.
With respect to Groupaction, there is evidence that the second contract for over half a million dollars was awarded verbally. There were no written criteria for why the program was needed, how applicants were to be chosen, et cetera. Civil servants do not operate this way unless they are covered by their political masters.
None of these things will be investigated by the RCMP or the auditor general because they fall within the administrative review the minister is doing. If the finger is pointed at someone other than civil servants in the Groupaction fiasco, say, the current Ambassador to Denmark, will the minister do the honourable thing and recall the ambassador to Canada to answer the questions?