Mr. Wouters, seven federal departments signed off on that agreement. Treasury Board stepped in, asked to see that contract, did not ask questions of the city, and then went public. At that point Treasury Board became the lead hand on that project. So why did Treasury Board not do its own due diligence and speak with the city to talk about the issues surrounding the contract before taking the matter public?
On February 26th, 2008. See this statement in context.