Mr. Chrétien did not reply in any way to the memorandum,

In general, I have come to the conclusion that he is not always a reliable witness and that any affirmations made by him should be accepted with caution,

The commission did not and does not plan to submit its report to the prime minister,

The 2000 audit made it apparent that ... management had not implemented any of the 1996 [Ernst and Young] recommendations, ... Nevertheless, information was dropped from the final 2000 report, with no mention of the 1996 audit.

It may be presumed that he did not want someone like Mr. Cutler to obstruct or delay his method of handling sponsorship files,

Even at that early date, Allan Cutler ... suggested that there was bid-rigging and political interference, providing reason enough to call for an audit,