Mr. Speaker, I agree with the hon. member when he says there are police investigations. However the investigations were launched at the request of the auditor general who had conducted an external audit at the request of the then minister of public works.
This demonstrates the good faith of the government. As soon as there appeared to be problems with the contracts and the administration of the programs the government took action to get to the bottom line of what happened and why. The government has made a clear commitment that if there are administrative mistakes or weaknesses it will correct them. If there is evidence of criminal wrongdoing and the culprits are identified I have faith in the ability of our justice system and the RCMP to pursue the matter and call them to account.
However the hon. member's response does not answer the question I posed about the logic of the motion. If there is an overpayment as a result of a good faith error, and no one is suggesting there was not good faith--