Okay. I only have five minutes and I have four questions, but before I ask them I want to address something that my colleague Mr. Holder said.
Please don't think that any questions we're asking you are being asked of you as individuals. We're asking them because the Government of Canada and the ministers responsible for those departments are ultimately responsible. This is only for clarity, simply to make sure.
I want to go back, because I was a little concerned about the place settings. I know it's a relatively small amount of money. I think it was $19,500 for 24 people, and you said it's probably $1,000 less than that. In any event, it's a lot of money. My point here is, didn't Deerhurst Resort, which hosts weddings all the time, have enough for 24 place settings? Why would someone approve a fairly significant expenditure for 24 place settings? I'm trying to get a sense of why.
I only have five minutes and I have four questions, so could you be brief?