QUESTION PERIOD — Public Services and Procurement
Procurement Process
June 19, 2024
Leader, my question concerns comments made by the RCMP Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner before the House committee yesterday. They confirmed that more than six criminal investigations are currently under way related to federal contracting. In October, Canadians learned the RCMP was unable to pursue a criminal investigation into the SNC-Lavalin scandal because the Prime Minister refused to provide all relevant documents or let certain individuals testify. The RCMP simply did not receive all the information that it needed or requested.
Leader, can you confirm the Trudeau government is now providing the RCMP with access to all unredacted documents that it requests, along with access to witnesses?
The information that often comes to the government with regard to these matters is, obviously, reviewed by the government in light of all the important constraints that may or may not apply. The announcement that there are indeed many investigations under way is an important one, but because investigations are under way, colleagues, I’m not in a position and the government will not comment on ongoing investigations.
Leader, as you know, the Auditor General is investigating the over $200 million in sole-source contracts given by the Trudeau government to Accenture to run the Canada Emergency Business Account, or CEBA, loan program. Has the RCMP reached out to the Trudeau government for access to documents and witnesses in relation to these contracts? If so, have they been provided?
Again, thank you. As RCMP Commissioner Duheme recently stated, there are several investigations going on at that level. Again, I cannot and the government will not be commenting on those matters.
