Information & Ethics committee  No.

Information & Ethics committee  That would be the first time, yes.

Information & Ethics committee  Yes.

Information & Ethics committee  Well, it's not the same. I had the opportunity to visit briefly. These trailers are not the same as a hotel room. Our hotel rooms are classified with three to four stars in Quebec, and our rooms are all air-conditioned. We provide hot water and everything that is necessary for the asylum seekers.

Information & Ethics committee  Are they a secure facility? Well, the only thing I can say is that for one or two years, we had fences all around our hotel. We have les commissaires. They're there for security purposes—

Information & Ethics committee  Well, it's to keep my customers out, because actually the whole hotel is closed. We have no business from the outside world, so we're losing the goodwill that we—

Information & Ethics committee  Well, we were very sensitive at the beginning. Customs had.... They were all overwhelmed. The RCMP was overwhelmed. Customs was overwhelmed. There were people everywhere. There was one case of a lady who had a baby in the hallway at customs, and something needed to be done, so they came to see me.

Information & Ethics committee  No.

Information & Ethics committee  There were none whatsoever.

Information & Ethics committee  There may have been a week or two when customs was closed. I don't know whether asylum seekers got lost, but I know there were still people from time to time.

Information & Ethics committee  As a businessman, I have signed contracts with people from Public Works and Government Services Canada who told us that the rates were confidential. In the negotiations, I had the impression that everything was confidential. If the government wants to disclose these figures, it can do so.

Information & Ethics committee  No.

Information & Ethics committee  No. Two contracts were signed recently for two buildings, 337 and 339. The rents started being paid in July for a period of five years. There is absolutely nothing... in the works right now. It is status quo at present.

Information & Ethics committee  It is a normal phase. If the newspapers want to talk about it, that is their prerogative.

Information & Ethics committee  Correct. Personally, I have nothing to hide.