Thank you very much.
Minister Fortier, in relation to your involvement or non-involvement in contracts and so forth--we talked already about the $9-billion sale of buildings and your decision in relation to BMO and RBC--let me ask you about the case of Mr. David Rotor, who filed a statement of claim against the government. The government has since settled the lawsuit.
In his claim he alleged that he received a call in August of 2006 from Rick Byers, a well-connected Conservative fundraiser and friend of yours, according to this story from the Canadian Press, who was in the middle of BMO's winning bid on a massive government real estate sell-off. Byers reassured Rotor that he had just spoken with Minister Fortier. Apparently Mr. Rotor blew the whistle on this and ended up getting fired, and now the government has settled the claim.
What do you have to say about this?