Madam Speaker, the hon. member stated that the arm's-length bodies, 15 foundations, as he mentioned, were created and funded by the federal government. He said there was a loss of control over the funding that goes to organizations like SDTC. However, in the later part of his speech, he referred extensively to the Auditor General's report, and the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner's report on the issue related to SDTC. Is it not contradictory?
In fact, Parliament has control over the funding that goes to these foundations, to other organizations, Crown corporations, and we have the mechanism to see that it is administered properly. When it is not, as in this case, there is a mechanism that kicks into process and that is what we are dealing with.