I have great respect for the deputy minister. I am not questioning Mr. Gladu's abilities, far from it. He explained the drawbacks of a move to me. I asked him if he was wanting me to do any verification. He never said no. My chief of staff was present at that meeting and it was at that time that I took transparent action. I wrote a letter to see what could be done within the rules.
On June 13th, 2007. See this statement in context.