Government Operations committee  I know you're not trying to say this, but for you to suggest that when I raise it with my then deputy and this deputy and they do their own due diligence in-house, this is not transparency, I would disagree with you, sir. I really would.

Government Operations committee  The Department of National Defence should be the one providing you with this information.

Government Operations committee  No. Remember there were some—

Government Operations committee  You're right, but you're thinking of those in Vancouver that we were unfortunately unable to sell and that were more recent. All jokes aside, some of those seven properties were built a number of decades ago. So we don't have to do that work. It's done and financed, as you will r

Government Operations committee  No, the amounts don't come from there.

Government Operations committee  Those are two very distinct items in Mr. Guimont's budget.

Government Operations committee  Usually a fairness monitor is hired--I guess that's the right word--or used at the beginning of a contractual process. As to examples where it was used at the beginning of a process, I could talk about the real estate, the Royal LePage, issue. The contracts go out and then they c

Government Operations committee  It's a risk analysis. It's not just a monetary threshold.

Government Operations committee  Yes, that the process is fair. That's right.

Government Operations committee  There is a policy, which we will table with you, Madam Chair, and your clerk, that we don't have with us right now.

Government Operations committee  With respect, what Madame saint pierre is saying is that when a potential supplier decides to seek redress from the courts, the process of having face-to-face...that option doesn't exist, but we do reply to their questions in writing. Is that correct?

Government Operations committee  As you know, that $1.4 billion went into the Consolidated Revenue Fund. We've already talked about that. I know you're pretending to be surprised, but you already knew it. That's always been very clear from the start. As for the investments that must be made in the real property

Government Operations committee  I can't speak for all Canadians, but common sense suggests that people would understand if polls were being commissioned to figure out if program delivery was working. That should be the aim of these polls—to be an adjunct to program delivery. That's what they should do. When mi

Government Operations committee  I'll give you some brief comments, and then I'll let Mr. McGrath and François Guimont fill in the details. Basically, our plan is for West Block to be completely emptied by 2010. So the folks currently there will be relocated and restoration work will begin. This is not your ty

Government Operations committee  I don't know if François or Tim wants to add to this.