As a politician, if this government or a future government ends up paying out to the private sector, I know what the political spin will be, and that's different from doing international development work and providing monies up front as a grant. There, we know what we're getting into. If you end up guaranteeing, the private sector's not at risk and the taxpayers' money is. It's a completely different scenario, from where I sit as a politician on the government side.
On November 5th, 2018. See this statement in context.