Mr. Chairman, if there is no standing offer in place, I am still of the opinion that this particular individual has a relationship with the department. As the Minister indicated, in previous years, they have utilized this particular person and he has done a bit of work for our government, particularly Social Services. There is a strong relationship that is there. I am of the opinion that I can't see this individual being impartial.
Mr. Chairman, while I have the deputy minister here with the Minister, I would like to pose the same question. Why did the department not strike an independent committee, as my colleague from Deh Cho strongly suggested, to investigate these serious allegations, rather than going with one independent investigator? I would like to pose that same question to the deputy minister.