It's a good point. The people who were receiving these payments tended to be very elderly. You know, tomorrow is promised to none of us, and we wanted, in a good faith attempt, to show that we understood our obligation with respect to this program. We got that money out the door as quickly as possible to make sure that very elderly people who had passed through the residential schools had the chance to enjoy the benefits of the common experience payment.
On December 3rd, 2007. See this statement in context.