Mr. Speaker, we all know what happens when public works fails to follow proper contracting guidelines. Ad scam happens.
On May 16 the Canadian International Trade Tribunal ruled that once again contracting guidelines were not followed for the federal relocation contract worth $563 million awarded last November. Instead of accepting the tribunal's decision, the government's response was to appeal it to the courts.
Why should Canadians believe that the government is cleaning up its act when it will not even respect its own tribunal's rulings?