Madam Chairman, I cannot believe what I just heard. The minister is saying that Groupaction is under criminal investigation for previous sponsorship contracts yet he refuses to say it should be barred from doing business with the government from this point forward until such time as that investigation is over. Is it the minister's position that he is willing to put millions more taxpayer dollars on the line while we wait for the RCMP to investigate? That is ridiculous. Is that the minister's position?
In the House of Commons on June 4th, 2002. See this statement in context.