You did ask Siemens, and they did not like this.
Let's continue the CFRA interview, because it follows with what you are trying to establish here.
John Baird: ...asked for a copy of the contract and we haven't been able to get...it.
Steve Madely: ...Mr. Baird, when did you ask for the contract?
John Baird: Earlier this week.
Steve Madely: The mayor's office says 48 hours ago.
John Baird: Yes, earlier this week.
Steve Madely: So they've committed they'll give you the contract.
John Baird: No, Steve, I've got to be honest with you. That's not...a message that's been communicated to us.
Then we go back to what was said earlier:
Steve Madely: ...the mayor [has been] trying to get you...yesterday on the phone, [and] he was told you were unavailable?
You said:
We have been told, our officials have been told they can't have a copy of the contract.
You are very clear. You were saying that in the media. Yet on the same day as you are saying this, the internal memo of the City of Ottawa says:
City Council will have heard that the President of the Treasury Board has asked to see a copy of the City's contract.... City Council can be assured that the City is moving to respond to this request as quickly as possible, as we have for every other requirement....
The City received the request for a copy...at the end of the day Tuesday, October 3. Staff had not anticipated this.... [This is an] unusual request... [but] we understand,...through the media, [your] due diligence concerns....
And he assures the city that this contract will be given to you as quickly as you had asked for it. You have used the words “misled” and “lied to” every time you have spoken about the city. Again, is this internal memo an attempt by city staff to mislead their own people? They clearly say you had asked for the contract and you were getting a copy of the contract. What you said on CFRA--