It seems, Mr. Chairman, that there was some political involvement here, in my perception. Everybody's skating around it, but I really can't understand why they are so reluctant...or why it was so difficult.
Mr. Wiersema, let me just ask you a simple question. I think it's a simple question. You're an accountant, you deal with these matters all day long, and you were the acting accountant for the Government of Canada as the Comptroller General. Did you see this as a complex, difficult decision?