Government Operations committee  No, never.

Government Operations committee  No.

Government Operations committee  I'm going to reread to you what I said earlier.

Government Operations committee  I'm going to read you what I said earlier; it says exactly what it means: During that interview, Mr. Sauvé told me about the trouble he appeared to be having breaking into the federal government market in Ottawa, whereas the volume of work in his area of expertise, masonry, was significant, with the renovations scheduled for the buildings on Parliament Hill.

Government Operations committee  That was somewhat the gist of his remarks.

Government Operations committee  No.

Government Operations committee  I don't think so.

Government Operations committee  Yes, but I didn't—

Government Operations committee  The important files were submitted to him, but not the less important files or the ones for which there was no follow-up.

Government Operations committee  I usually made the appointments myself.

Government Operations committee  I'm going to repeat what I said. I don't remember when the meeting took place; I don't remember how it was organized or through whom it was organized.

Government Operations committee  I don't remember. I repeat, I had a number of meetings—not to say hundreds of meetings—in the two years I was there. I don't remember—

Government Operations committee  Madam, I think I went to school long enough to learn to write.

Government Operations committee  As I mentioned, my mandate was to handle files in the greater Montreal area. Everyone knows the number of priorities the mayor had in Montreal. I believe they could be counted in the hundreds. I must admit to you that the City of Montreal kept us very busy. As you know, there is a dynamic cultural environment in Montreal.

Government Operations committee  I said it in my opening statement.