The reason I asked the question is that I just came from Washington, and, on the plane, I was sitting with officials from Ottawa. They explained to me that some officials had left a few days earlier in order to do the set-up work. It was similar in a way to Ms. Ridgeway's situation. My colleagues should understand that we are not just talking about $400,000. We are talking about a budget of more than $2 million.
On March 26th, 2009. See this statement in context.