Let's just say that I'm having a lot of trouble following you. The document was signed by two CIDA officials on September 25, 2009. So, two months later, you took cognizance of the document. You had your chief of staff add the word "not" and then you signed it. You sent the document back to CIDA management.
First, how is it that the CIDA officials didn't change the date if they read the document on November 20 or 25? At that time, you let it be understood that you had approved the department's decision at the outset. I have a lot of trouble believing that.
Secondly, why not take the time to rewrite the memo to make sure that the signatures were provided with full knowledge of the situation? There's something that isn't quite right there. This is a little too amateurish for us to believe you.
Why not rewrite a clean memo, with signatures that would be dated when the decision was made, which would be around November 17, 2009? Ms. Biggs, why didn't you completely change the date given that, when you read the document, you were supporting the government's decision again? Something just doesn't add up.