Mr. Speaker, a Montreal company wants to bid on a tender issued by the Government of Canada through the MERX system, Canada's online tendering service and a leader in its field. The company asked for documents relating to the invitation to tender in French. The only response from MERX was that the documents have not yet been translated and that it depends on the situation.
Can the Minister of Public Works and Government Services explain to businesses in Quebec what is meant by “it depends on the situation”, and why they are not entitled to the same rights as English-language businesses?