Mr. Chairman, I simply would like to add that we are not aware of the reasons that prompted you to cancel last Tuesday's meeting. To add insult to injury, you only made these reasons known in the evening before the cameras, while you and I were being interviewed by CBC television.
I will not speak for long on this, but I would like to point out that you gave your reasons to the media before you gave them to the committee members. You are responsible for explaining your actions to this committee's members and that is why we are here this morning.