So what you're saying is that your consultation is looking at your internal records. To me, that seems bizarre. It seems to me that you're claiming you consulted groups, as you're required to do by your own agreement with volunteer groups, for example, that you signed, Madam Minister, back in April. It committed you to consulting with them. Here you're saying you've done that, but in fact you can't give me one example of a group you met with where you indicated they might face cuts and ask how that would affect them. You're claiming you understand how all of these literacy groups who are facing cuts are being affected, but you can't give one example of where you've consulted one of those groups and said to them, “There's a possibility of cuts to your organization. How will it affect what you do?”
On October 31st, 2006. See this statement in context.