That is correct, Mr. Chairman. The evidence we saw indicates that this was done for reasons of expediency, but I would indicate that in a situation like this I'm not sure it's appropriate for expediency to trump the proper reporting of information to Parliament and transparency in that disclosure.
I believe the government was aware that the funds were intended for the legacy fund, and to present it to Parliament for reasons of expediency as part of the border infrastructure fund, in my view, doesn't make it right. That's a serious concern to me, notwithstanding the reasons that were behind it. How government requests funding from Parliament should be transparent.