When they came to pay the $39 million they realized there had been an error; it probably should have been recorded the previous year, but to be quite frank, we wouldn't go back and open the financial statements of the Government of Canada for a $39 million error. We're talking about a financial statement that has expenses of $200 billion, so $39 million is not considered significant in that respect. The costs get recorded in the next year, and I would say that that happens with some frequency in any organization.
On May 18th, 2006. See this statement in context.