Of all the projects that have been funded, only 21 were sampled by RCGT in its preliminary review and nearly $40 million in suspicious payments were found.
In my first exchange with you, Mr. McConnachie, you said that the first time you saw the report from RCGT was in September, but when I jogged your memory with a quote from recordings of you, you agreed that you first saw the findings in May.
You then said that, although you asserted in the records we've heard that on June 7 the minister would be briefed on RCGT by the DM, you don't know if that happened. The minister said he got the brief in September.
I asked if you believe the whistle-blowers. What you said in May was, “We told you we would believe you. Now we have enough evidence to tell you that we really believe you. This means that the government will have actions to take.”
The fund is still open. No one has been fired.
With a yes or no, sir, was ISED of the mind at that time to clear house at SDTC?