I know you're having trouble understanding this, so I'll try to be clearer. If in fact it is the case that prior to being approached about this particular appointment you had already approached, for instance, Mr. MacKay, Mr. MacDonell, or someone in the Conservative government with your resumé, or if they had approached you for a resumé, you must have had in your mind that you were qualified for some government position and an idea of what that might be.
On March 11th, 2008. See this statement in context.