I will, very quickly, and then I'll leave it to Max.
The reality is that budget day is a very high-profile day. Despite the fact that we are running for leader of our party, it was extremely important to be there that day. I had left enough time, and Max had left enough time, for us to get up on the Hill, even with the extra vote in between that and the four o'clock announcement, and we did not get on the Hill to watch the minister rise and give the speech. That would be a really big issue, not only because of our constituents, but because of the fact that we are seeking the leadership of the party and we need to be there on those big days.
I was beginning to get more and more worried as time went by, and when Max came back and said that it had to do with an empty motorcade of the Prime Minister's, I thought this made no sense. I've never heard of this security issue before, about buses not being allowed on the Hill because of a prime ministerial motorcade, and I grew concerned. Max said, “Let's walk”, and we were able to walk up.
I was just very concerned about getting there in time for the budget. I was also very much afraid of the whip yelling at us for missing the vote, quite frankly, because it was an important vote. When I saw Gord, he was extremely agitated, but he just said, “If you were withheld from coming, then you need to rise on a point of privilege”. I consulted with the whip when I first came in, to explain why I was late, and he said, “Then you should proceed to think about a point of privilege”.