Mr. Speaker, the Cúram fiasco has been costly.
We were wondering where Quebeckers' money was going, and then we got our answer when we learned that the cost of the software had risen from $1.75 billion to $6.6 billion, a cost overrun of nearly $5 billion. Quebeckers' money is going into the pockets of private companies. Of the total bill of $6.6 billion, $3.4 billion, or more than half, is going to the private sector. Worse still, we do not even really know what this money is being used for because the government refuses to disclose its contracts to either the media or elected officials.
When will there be a public and independent investigation?