Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister defends him, but listen to this. The contracting policy clearly stated:
Departments and agencies must use Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) to contract for all public opinion research or advertising services.
The rules were clear. However, the present Minister of Finance when he was agriculture minister broke the contracting rules.
Did the Prime Minister appoint him to his cabinet because he had the same expertise as the Prime Minister in breaking contracting rules?