I can understand why Mr. Oliphant wouldn't want me to raise this point, and it may or may not have happened in the conversation, but it is in the briefing note from the public service to the minister.
In the very next breath, it says, under the heading “OECD Secretary General Campaign”, that “Canada is nominating Bill Morneau, our former Finance Minister, for the position of the Secretary General at the OECD. Mr. Morneau is a strong candidate and would be an asset to the OECD”. I could go on. There are more statements about how great Mr. Morneau is. He had just resigned because of a scandal, which is a bit odd.
I just wonder, Mr. Jaramillo, whether you're concerned about foreign policy interests coming into the decision-making paradigm in this instance, given what that memo says.