I said publicly that I would not accept any money for myself, because that money would come from the Canadian taxpayers. I didn't want any.
I didn't want money from this, although you have to sue for funds to get your case before the court. I have been gravely libelled around the world and damaged severely by this, so I initiated my lawsuit, sir, but not with a view to collecting money for myself.
When the government collapsed on the courthouse steps, they met with my lawyers, who came to see me and said, “Inasmuch as you're not going to accept any money for yourself, this collapse and what the government is ready to acknowledge is at least as good as you're going to do in any court filing, in any court judgment.” Therefore, I accepted the advice—and it was mine as well; they didn't have to push me too hard.
Mr. Murphy, there's another point. I've told you about the family, about my family. If it were your family, at a given point in time after this calamity and the sleepless nights and the problems and the challenges and the abuse and the headlines, you want to get on with your life. You just want to call it a day and get on with your life. And that's all I wanted to do.