I will try.
Mr. Chair, obviously we are still in negotiations with the vendor in this case, and ministers of the Treasury Board have not yet approved this transaction, so I am somewhat circumscribed in what I can discuss.
Nonetheless, I can assure you that a very thorough analysis of this opportunity has taken place. The numbers you have been informed of through the press and so forth really do not explain exactly what has been analyzed. For example, the costs that we take into account are not only the value of the property, but also what the taxes are over 25 years, what it will cost us to rehabilitate the property that's been vacated, what the costs are of mid-life fit-ups, and so on and so forth. An awful lot of analysis goes on, which in this case indicates that if we are able to conclude and ministers approve, it is very good value to the Crown.
In addition, I can assure you that we have solicited and received independent evaluations of our own work, and we're satisfied that it has been a very thorough analysis. I wish I could share it with you. If it does become public, in the sense of being approved, we'll be able to describe it in much more detail for you.