The bells mean it's 10 o'clock and we're almost out of time, so I'll finish where I began--a sort of “damned if you do, damned if you don't kind of a thing”.
I can only imagine what would be thrown at you in question period today if you, as the Minister of the Treasury Board, had ignored your officials and the recommendations, plowed ahead, and delivered immediate cash, ignoring the rules, for a light rail project in your riding, in spite of the fact that there was a municipal campaign and 85% of Ottawa voters voted for candidates who were opposed to this project. They would say, “You're ignoring the rules. You're ignoring the will of the people.” Instead, what did you do? You recognized the rules and allowed city council itself to decide the future of the project, and you're being criticized for that. This is a very bizarre situation.