People did not know that rules were broken, but when the government became aware of that, let me simply point out and let me congratulate the current Minister of Finance, the former minister of public works, who on becoming the minister of public works took immediate action and is rewarded for it in very favourable comments in the Auditor General's report (1420) Mr. Leon Benoit (Lakeland, CPC): Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister is trying to blame the other guy, but he is every bit as responsible as Alfonso Gagliano.
Les gens ne savaient pas que les règles avaient été violées, mais dès que le gouvernement en a eu connaissance, il a agi sans tarder. Permettez-moi de féliciter l'actuel ministre des Finances, l'ex-ministre des Travaux publics, qui, dès sa nomination en tant que ministre des Travaux publics, s'est empressé de prendre des mesures correctives, ce qui lui vaut des commentaires très élogieux de la part de la vérificatrice générale (1420) M. Leon Benoit (Lakeland, PCC): Monsieur le Président, le premier ministre tente de rejeter la faute sur autrui, mais il est tout aussi responsable qu'Alfonso Gagliano.