Government Operations committee  Absolutely.

Government Operations committee  I would just add something as well. I just grabbed a document from my colleague: supplementary estimates, Treasury Board of Canada, for the year 2007-2008. On page 229 of 246 are listed new major capital costs projects: Calgary, Harry Hays Building, fifth floor building repairs a

Government Operations committee  Yes, it is, and for a host of reasons. The concept of transfer of risk, when you're talking about the ownership being transferred in major urban centres, low risk of any type of downward movement in the economies of Calgary, Vancouver, Montreal, Toronto.... This is not a scenario

Government Operations committee  Yes, absolutely.

Government Operations committee  Well, sir, I would suggest that it's not my opinion that's relevant, but a Federal Court judge granted an injunction. If a Federal Court judge deemed that no consultation had taken place and an injunction was granted, I'm quite comfortable with that person's learned decision.

Government Operations committee  I would believe that representatives of the Department of Justice would have presented those to the Federal Court judge.

Government Operations committee  We didn't actually seek proposals. We went out and sought companies that we felt had the ability and expertise to do the job, and we retained Mike's firm at that point in time.

Government Operations committee  Sure. What was the cost?

Government Operations committee  It certainly wasn't $1.2 million.

Government Operations committee  We shared with Mr. McCracken the confidential information memorandum, and we asked him to analyze that document. So he had the details.

Government Operations committee  We were asked to keep it confidential—which we did. Mr. McCracken worked for us under a pledge or oath of confidentiality. The document has not been shared with any other parties. At no time did we say that we would not analyze the documents. As a public sector union, a union tha

Government Operations committee  Mr. Nadeau, I'm looking at the blues from Mr. McKellar's evidence that he gave to the committee on May 1. I understand that at that time there was a discussion about the federal government as a manager for federal government buildings. In his evidence he said that as “a general r

Government Operations committee  No. We had a discussion about what was happening when I met with them.

Government Operations committee  I can't answer that question. I can't explain the government's failure to consult with the Musqueam. The Musqueam have a longstanding claim to their territorial lands in metro Vancouver, downtown Vancouver. Quite frankly, I was shocked to realize that there had not been consultat

Government Operations committee  May 1.