Hon. Yonah Martin (Deputy Leader of the Opposition): Leader, my question is a follow-up to one I asked you in March regarding the secret outsourcing of the Canada Emergency Business Account, or CEBA, loans program to the consulting firm Accenture. When I originally asked you about this matter, it was believed that the Trudeau government paid Accenture $61 million to run the CEBA program. However, since then, further documents revealed to The Globe and Mail through an access to information request show that the amount paid was at least $146 million. The fact that the Trudeau government never disclosed these contracts tells Canadians everything they need to know about this government’s total lack of respect for their tax dollars.

Leader, you previously said that outside sources were used to provide benefits. With respect, that response did not answer my question. Why was the outsourcing of this program hidden from Canadians?