Mr. Speaker, give me a break. We are talking about contracts between SNC-Lavalin and the federal government.
Last March, Public Works and Government Services Canada changed its procurement policies to avoid doing business with companies that have been found guilty of fraud or bribery. However, SNC-Lavalin executives and police told the Charbonneau commission that SNC-Lavalin had defrauded Quebec taxpayers and paid bribes to win the contract to build the McGill hospital centre.
SNC-Lavalin is now famous for its role in the biggest corruption fraud in the history of Canada.
Can the government confirm that the new rules will apply to SNC-Lavalin?