Since your comments are going on record, I wouldn't want my colleague, the Chief Statistician, to think that I had stepped in and cut his budget. This was a decision made by ministers, by cabinet.
On the other hand, I think you can hardly blame them and that if you did, it would not be fair. They made a mistake and they admitted it. It was a serious mistake and they are responsible for it, but most organizations do make mistakes from time to time. I would even go so far as to say that we, in the Department of Industry, do make mistakes from time to time, errors in judgment or administrative mistakes. As I said, this was a political decision, a ministerial decision made following discussions with the Chief Statistician. It led to a 3 per cent or $15 million cut.