I'll go back to the impact it had on staff. They cited that there were unrealistic expectations, and it lacked confidence in internal expertise.
The employees at BDC also reported that they were alarmed at some of the expenses incurred by the BDC under your leadership. You flew your private chauffeur from Montreal to B.C. at a cost of $12,300 last June and again for $8,100 last October. That's $20,400.
Just so you understand, I live in the farthest riding to the west. I travel back and forth across this country, and it takes me 11 hours to get home—two flights and a long drive. My cost to travel, in the last reported full year of 2018-19, was $25,000. Do you not see a problem with that? You're quoted as saying it was the best value for money. Do you stand by that statement?
I've never, ever incurred a travel cost like that in my seven and a half years as a member of Parliament.