I just want to go to this point about politicizing an issue. You know, there are times and situations when all sides have gone to the media and have done our negotiations not across the table but perhaps through the media. There are times when that happens.
I find it interesting that this would come from the other side, about politicizing an issue, because it wasn't us who politicized this.
I'll go back to the comment I had about how we diminish trust. I'll use this as an example. Have you ever gotten mad at someone, whether it's in your caucus, or maybe in a previous lifetime, and instead of trying to work it out with each other, you escalate the issue by hitting “reply all” or copying everyone, your boss, their boss, or your boss's boss? That's how you escalate an issue. I'm using this as an example because I would say, with all due respect, the government House leader escalated this issue and maybe miscalculated it by going to the media.
I'll go back to the document I produced here. You're bypassing the person or group involved. What you're choosing to do is trying to skirt the issue....
Maybe I'm talking too much. It looks like the hook's coming in.