Mr. Rodriguez, I do not agree with you; I do not think that there is any appearance of a conflict of interest. I have read what you said in the House of Commons and I am aware of the questions you asked my colleague, Mr. Moore. The deputy minister could not have been any clearer when he spoke about the process earlier. This is the way that we proceed for all contracts, Mr. Rodriguez, not just this one. The minister has no involvement in the process of awarding contracts.
On April 24th, 2007. See this statement in context.