Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Finance.
Internal documents obtained through access to information reveal that officials in his former department, public works, knew of political interference and manipulation of the sponsorship program as early as October 2000. The public works communication branch was planning answers to deny systemic problems, political interference and criminal wrongdoing.
I ask the minister, did the former minister of public works, now finance, do a thorough investigation of his old department and if so, why did he not know about these documents?