Mr. Speaker, things are never as they seem with the government. As we heard this morning, scandal permeates it.
We have heard this week that Maurice Strong, the Prime Minister's financial benefactor and mentor, has been tied to the oil for food scandal, but he is not the only one. The Canadian Wheat Board is a government agency. It illegally arranged sales to the same program through one of its accredited exporters and 30% of the value of that sale disappeared.
Why did the government allow its agencies to participate illegally in this oil for food debacle?