He was very concerned that other interests had hijacked this process and that it wasn't in the interests of public management. You're under a duty of prudence and probity as a deputy minister when suspicions are raised.
I understand what happened here. You were involved in a process, with the specifications and the renewal, and all of a sudden you were out of the loop and Mr. Drouin's letter came. You were out of the loop, and from there on in you weren't involved with the process. Is that correct?