This is part of an internal memo from the City of Ottawa, dated October 10, 2006:
First let me emphasize that I regret that Minister Baird did not raise questions around the December 15 clauses directly with the City, but instead chose again to go to the media....Had the City been contacted directly, we would have clarified the difference between financial close clauses and the project's exposure to cost overruns....The media transcripts indicate that Mr. Baird has decided to apply the provisions for financial close for a use never contemplated....
So the question is simple: are you telling me that this internal memo is a lie, that these people are lying to their own staff?