Public Accounts committee  That's when I started working for the government. I did a small contract the year before, but April of this year is when I started working as a term or casual employee.

Public Accounts committee  I didn't get.... I did not ask for letters of recommendation from the RCMP.

Public Accounts committee  I divulged everything. I divulged everything. I divulged the investigations. I divulged the audit. I divulged the Auditor General's report. I divulged everything that I knew. It was fully put on the table, and they did their security process after that.

Public Accounts committee  It was to the security individuals at CSE.

Public Accounts committee  I was.... I stepped down from that position and was put on leave in November 2003.

Public Accounts committee  They were starting an audit or an investigation and they asked me to step aside until it was completed. I had also talked to Barb George at the time, saying I didn't feel it would.... There were a lot of rumours going around, and I didn't feel appropriate to even stay in that pos

Public Accounts committee  This was all internal to the RCMP. It was whenever they called their investigation.

Public Accounts committee  There were a whole bunch of allegations made, I'm told. I've never seen the allegations, other than what I've read and heard, so whatever those allegations were, that's what was being investigated.

Public Accounts committee  Correct.

Public Accounts committee  Yes, I was sent home with pay, and then in.... Throughout that process I continued to call the RCMP, asking when I was going to be interviewed. I can't count how many times I called. “When am I going to be interviewed?” “When can I tell my story?” “When can I answer questions?” T

Public Accounts committee  I was told by Jim Ewanovich at the time, who was the chief human resource officer, ”Dom, it's not a big deal, a little slap on the wrist”, even though I didn't really know what I was getting slapped on the wrist for. He said that they were having a lot of issues with managers in

Public Accounts committee  I don't understand the bilking. The project was done on time. The project was done as stated. The project was done within TB submission approvals. We tried to do the best we could. We certainly never tried to cheat the RCMP or its members. We tried to do the best we could.

Public Accounts committee  I received nothing for sending contracts anywhere. I did take hockey tickets a couple of times. When I was advised that it was not legal, or not appropriate, I stopped doing that.

Public Accounts committee  As I said, I was not a procurement specialist. We went through procurement issues, I don't know, of 40, 50, 60—Up until the last years at Public Works, I didn't manage any procurement contracts. I really started managing procurement contracts at the RCMP, and I didn't manage them

Public Accounts committee  Yes. First of all, I misunderstood at the time. You asked me if I could provide references. I said I could. I thought I heard you say you could get them at a later date. I thought I was going to be asked, but anyway, I have provided them today.