Mr. Speaker, everything that happens in this department is kept under wraps, and problems are dealt with in isolation and as they arise. As a result, it is impossible to untangle the political strings and find whoever was behind this affair and could have profited from it. The suspects in this scandal should not be conducting the investigation. We are familiar with the limitations of the RCMP and of the Auditor General.
Will the minister admit, once and for all, that only an independent public inquiry can answer these questions?