Mr. Chairman, as far as I can determine, although the individual who may have purloined the funds is sought out and the RCMP informed, and the individual is charged and dealt with by the courts, as far as I can determine, the circumstances surrounding that particular issue are looked at by the individual Minister responsible, and if it is felt that either the accounting systems within the department or the personnel within the department are not up to the task, shall we say, then there is provision, under the fact that the Minister is responsible, for the Minister to go to the Government Leader and suggest that his or her deputy or senior staff have not performed their duties adequately. Or if it is in the case of procedures within the department, there are suggestions made as to how to improve those procedures so there is a better check kept on things.

But I cannot say that somebody is going to be fired or what is going to happen to them. I can only assure you that if these instances occur, they will be dealt with as very serious occurrences.