Honourable senators, my question is for the Leader of the Government in the Senate. Last week, an investigative report was aired on the show Enquête on Radio‑Canada, in which we learned that the security firm Neptune had contracts with the Government of Quebec, several entities, as well as the Government of Canada.

The investigation uncovered dubious practices by its director, including the fact that he went by two names. One was Robert Butler and the other was Badreddine Ahmadoun. The Government of Quebec took this matter very seriously. The Autorité des marchés publics suspended the company for the next five years, since it was already familiar with the case.

What is the Government of Canada doing for the mandates entrusted to Neptune, including by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and by the Department of National Defence?

How do you explain that the RCMP gave security contracts to someone who uses two identities? Also, under what name did he sign those contracts with the RCMP?