Jean Chrétien a limogé le député qui fut pendant un bref moment ministre des Travaux publics et qui refusa de jouer le jeu. Le comité n'a pas entendu le tiers des témoins possibles et surtout pas les principaux témoins, ceux qui auraient pu donner et auraient effectivement donné les directives politiques dont a parlé l'actuel premier ministre.
Jean Chrétien fired the member of the House who was for a brief while public works minister and refused to play the game. The committee is not yet one-third of the way through hearing from prospective witnesses and has not heard from the critical witnesses, the people who ultimately could have and would have given the political direction about which the current Prime Minister has spoken.