That's right, but you were there. You were a witness to that. And I think you'll agree that if I hadn't lobbied as hard as I did, we probably wouldn't have got that money. I promoted this voyage.
Here's a report we have that I submitted last Wednesday, and nobody, but nobody, ever asked me a word about it—not a reporter. All they're asking about is whatever's going on at the committee—not this work that went on, incredible work. We worked as a committee, when we were in camera; how well we worked, and we got this report finalized, something that I'm very, very proud of. I don't know the last time a report like this was put together, and that's thanks to you people. I was part of that. I was able to be the chair during that.
Yes, I made a decision, and I made a decision because I thought I was making the right decision. You can tell me I didn't make the right decision, and that's your right, and I'm prepared to take that. If it's necessary to be removed from this committee, I'm prepared to do that. The one mistake I think I made, I'm going to tell you, because I didn't think—
And whether I'm the chair or whether someone else is the chair, I don't want this committee to be used as an instrument to play political games. That's what I don't want. I mean the committee. You can play games, but not the committee. It shouldn't be used. It's too important. And here's the proof that it's important. Canadians from coast to coast to coast said something in here, because of this official languages committee.
Right or wrong—and you can disagree with me on the decision—I took the decision at a quarter to eight last Tuesday morning, and I phoned the clerk at a quarter to eight. I realize some of you only got that information at ten to nine, and you know what—