May I speak? You had your chance. I did not intervene. It's my chance, so I hope you will let me finish my way.
Thank you.
She has stated it quite clearly. The way it was handled was unfortunate, so one would have to look into it. She has apologized for that, and she has made it very clear; there is no ambiguity on the issue. She has made it very clear that what she said today was that the “not” was inserted at her direction.
The statement that was made today has laid out all the issues the opposition is now raising or trying to raise. As the Speaker said, these things are all addressed very clearly. So the minister has taken responsibility for the decision she made on whether it meets the criteria or not. This leaves out the CIDA people; whatever the department did is a different issue. She also said she herself did not handle it properly, and she has apologized for it.
Taking all these things into account, I think this matter does not need to go forward any more. It has now been very well sorted out, and I think that should be the basis for us to carry on, for the opposition to carry on, and turn this thing aside. The fact is it is a partisan thing, and they're picking at the nitty-gritty. On a larger scale, I think we should now move forward and accept her apology and the parliamentary secretary's apology. The matter is now very clear, Mr. Chair, and I think we should move on now.
Thank you.