We didn't think it was complex.
Talking about surprises, Mr. Chairman, look at volume III, page 2.18. The bottom line says, “Sponsorship contract”--doesn't that ring a bell?--“$1.2 million under losses of public money due to an offence, illegal act or accident--occurrences or discovery in 2005 - 2006.”
Now, I thought, Mr. Chairman, Madam Auditor General, and Mr. Comptroller General, that we had beaten this thing to death. Mr. Guité is off to jail, and there have been a few other things along the way, and we're still finding that it's raising its ugly head again. On the next page, 2.19, in the footnote it says, “The amount of reported loss”--$1.2 million--“is the confirmed loss to date. It is still preliminary to estimate a total amount of loss to the Government”.
Now, this is a surprise, Mr. St-Jean. This sponsorship scandal--is it finished or is it going to be dragging on for years, with more to be unearthed in the years to come?