Yes, we know what you've initiated and we know that you've apologized, but for “full responsibility”, I think most people would deem that to mean you would pay back the money. Not only did you not recuse yourself, but you furthered the interest of your best friend. I think we'll leave that there.
You had 104 staffers in communications: four from the exempt staff, which means they work in your office, and 100 from the department, from what the deputy minister said. Couldn't they write the talking points? You said the documents we got last night at 9:45 were fulsome documents. It didn't seem like a fulsome contract.