One of our colleagues on the committee, Mr. Jim Abbott, said substantially the same thing in a statement to the House on April 23, 2010. He had this to say: “The criteria for the funding for KAIROS is the same as the criteria for funding for anyone else applying for such funding. KAIROS did not meet the criteria. It did not get the funding. There was no surprise there.”
In fact, this has nothing to do with the criteria. Basically, it comes down the a decision by the minister. By phrasing your answer this way, isn't this the same as misleading the House indirectly?