“We are making sure taxpayers get good value for their money. We started an independent review and an outside audit of Infoway, and both are happening now. The Auditor General called this a strong response and said her office does not need to do more work on it. The member opposite should accept that.”

“Mr. Speaker, first, I appreciate a lot of the late show speeches. Monday is a good start to the week. As we go through the session, we have a lot of great legislation going on in the House, including Bill C-39 and a lot of the safe social media bills we are trying to advance also. As the minister announced in June, our government wants to be sure we are getting accountability and value for money for taxpayers. This why she launched the independent review of Infoway’s governance and structure, and a third party audit of the organization’s findings. I want to make sure my colleague is aware that the review and the audits are both under way, and we are looking forward to seeing and sharing the results once they are available. The Auditor General herself felt this was a very strong response, and the last time I checked, my Conservative colleague still respects the work of the Auditor General. She said that any additional work on the file by her would be “duplicative and therefore of limited added value for Parliamentarians and Canadians.” Especially seeing that the member opposite’s Conservative colleagues on the health committee were some of the people who asked for the Auditor General’s thoughts on the matter, I hope it is a good enough response for my colleague across the way as well.”

“We need to let the independent audit and review finish. That work will show Canadians that their money is being spent properly.”

“Mr. Speaker, I want to emphasize that there is work under way, and we need to allow the independent auditors to do their work, work that I hope the member will also allow. There is work under way, an internal review of the governance and structure of Infoway. Maybe my colleague did not get the updated QP card from his leader. Canadians deserve a modernized health care system, and we will always make sure that that is built on the best possible information. Allowing for that third-party review and audit to be completed will do that work, and it will give Canadians the confidence that our money is being spent appropriately.”