If you thought parliamentarians were done asking questions of former Liberal Public Works Minister Alfonso Gagliano, think again.

Today in a meeting of the House of Commons public accounts committee, MPs — well, everyone except Liberal members — voted in favour of calling Gagliano, his former chief of staff Jean-Marc Bard, former deputy minister Janice Cochrane, former Public Works Minister Ralph Goodale and landlord Gary Polachek.

They want answers about a controversial real estate deal signed by the federal government in 2002.

Auditor General Sheila Fraser already spelled out the bones of the deal in her 2006 report, saying it wasted $4.6 million.

In short, what happened is that the Economic Development Agency of Canada’s lease at Place Victoria in Montreal was to expire in 2003. The government launched a competitive tendering process. The original landlord, Place Victoria, lost the bid and came in fourth. The government selected the winner, Place Bonaventure. But two weeks later, for reasons that are unclear, the auditor-general reported that the secretary of state for the economic development agency asked the Minister of Public Works, to renew the lease at Place Victoria.

And it did, despite the fact that the deal with Place Victoria cost $2.5 million more than Place Bonaventure, not to mention the two cheaper bids.

It is expected the witnesses will appear before the committee over the next few weeks