Thank you.
Before we go to Mr. Christopherson, I have one question for you, Mr. Gauvin. I want your full answer on this.
You're the chief financial officer of this institution. The committee has heard a lot of testimony. You were successful in getting budget increases, according to testimony earlier today.
I want to question you on the dismissal of Denise Revine. She was there for 33 years. She had an impeccable record. The evidence that the committee has heard is that one day someone went into her office; she wasn't to touch any more files, and she was being laid off or declared excess to establishment. The reason that has been advanced before this committee is that the RCMP had no money to pay her; it was a budgetary issue. As the chief financial officer of this institution, do you think it's reasonable that the committee should buy that explanation?