Public Works and Security Clearances

In this post, I noted that Public Works and Government Services Canada did security checks for contract agencies that send employees on temporary assignments to federal government agencies such as Canada Customs and Revenue.

Here is the paperwork that supports Public Works and Government Services Canada doing security checks.

Alfonso Gagliano was the Minister in charge of Public Works and currently embroiled in the sponsorship scandal. He is also alleged to be a "made member" of a well known American crime family in New York. See this post, and this one and this. Hell, why not this one or this one?

As noted in the aforementioned post, what was a elected official with alleged links to organized crime doing as the Minister of government services that provides security checks and gives security clearances to private agencies?