Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for providing this important timeline of the case.
I am part of the Standing Committee on Industry and Technology, and we have had the opportunity to hear testimony from the chair of the board, Ms. Verschuren, three times. She came to explain that she had not acted in bad faith and that she had sought legal advice from a lawyer, but it turned out that it was bad advice. That being said, I still think there was a serious problem.
I am certain my colleague has served on a board of directors at some point and would know enough to readily acknowledge it if he found himself in a conflict of interest situation. Legal advice is not required.
Can he tell us if he believes that these people were in a conflict of interest with nearly every decision they made?