Mr. Speaker, the minister brags about the speed with which government and even he himself dealt with issues regarding the contracting. He became the minister of agriculture on November 4, 1993. He was reprimanded for breaking the rules by the then minister of public works on July 25, 1995, 628 days later.
I am not sure of the minister's definition of speed, but how could this pretentiously cautious minister let his department get so far out of control?