That was 23 years ago, Mr. Rae. I am prepared to tell you that, 23 years ago, when there was a dispute over two contracts that I had awarded, a parliamentary committee on financial commitments proved that those contracts had indeed been awarded in accordance with the law.
Now I should tell you this. I was subsequently appointed by four cabinets consisting of ministers of different political parties to very high level positions in the Quebec public service, which, in my mind, is a token of recognition that I subsequently received.
In the past 23 years, Mr. Rae, I have worked overseas. In the past 23 years, I have worked in 19 countries. In the past 23 years, I have promoted... I have worked in countries ranging from Mauritania to Georgia. I was in Georgia after the Rose Revolution to assist Georgian parliamentarians in doing what you are doing today, asking questions, conducting investigations. I was in Mauritania after the coup d'état to put in place—