Mr. Speaker, far from lack of action, in early 2002 when this letter that the hon. member mentions was received, the Minister of Public Works was changed. The reference was made to the Auditor General of the Groupaction files. She reported.
Public accounts committee hearings were held, when a number of people, including the public servants involved, were called as witnesses. The Auditor General then referred cases to the RCMP, three of them. Subsequently, the department had a full quick response team review of 200 files and sent 10 more cases to the RCMP.
Starting in early 2000, many things were happening.