I'm very glad that she's excited, Mr. Minister, but as each day goes by we seem to be finding new documents. The one I asked you about in the House today and my question, at least in this round, concerned whether there was political involvement that may have extended the timeframe for some of these actions we're taking. We do know that in your conference call, which has been reported on widely in the media, you seemed to be more concerned about the political damage--or that's what was reported--than about the safety of Canadians. We also know that the Prime Minister knew there would be an election called, when none of the rest of us did. Was that a factor? Did the fact that there may have been more concern about political spin and damage control have any impact on the CFIA or other departments and agencies getting to the core of this problem as rapidly as they should have?
On April 29th, 2009. See this statement in context.