Public Accounts committee  Mr. Chairman, Mr. Marshall clearly said today that the Government of Canada had received value for money with regard to contracts which Abotech had tendered. I want to tell you in all honesty and integrity that this was done in a fully transparent and proper manner. Thank you.

Public Accounts committee  Mr. Chairman, today, I heard about another aspect of the process that I didn't know about. This exercise is done with complete integrity and honesty. I submitted a tender, proposed names of consultants and requested administrative fees for the work. I submitted a tender for appro

Public Accounts committee  When I joined the public service, I made a mistake. I signed two amendments on a contract. And I supplied this information to the Ethics Commissioner.

Public Accounts committee  At the beginning, sir, to my wife, but not to my children. They were 12 and 13 years old, sir.

Public Accounts committee  Sir, they were partners of a corporation, with their names as shareholders. They were 12 and 13 years old. They didn't speak business; they spoke only about soccer and hockey.

Public Accounts committee  No.

Public Accounts committee  I could get back to you, sir.

Public Accounts committee  Yes, 2005.

Public Accounts committee  I'm at Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, sir.

Public Accounts committee  Isa Gros-Louis.

Public Accounts committee  Yes, sir.

Public Accounts committee  Abotech was a company that placed resources. Mr. Onischuk contacted me to see if I would be interested in submitting his candidacy for, again, a possible contract coming at CAC. I told him to supply me with his résumé and that I would post it on the database of CAC and we would p

Public Accounts committee  No, it was his grandmother and my mother.

Public Accounts committee  Do you want an explanation? The moment that Daniel LeBlanc, the journalist from the Globe and Mail, phoned me—I was sitting in the House and I went to the phone. I was advised there was an article that was going to come out on the contracts at CAC. At that moment, I phoned the

Public Accounts committee  I advised Jean Lapierre. He was my lieutenant.