I appreciate that, but it's money; it's value. It just seems to me that if the people's money paid for it--if Canadian taxpayers paid for it--and there's a benefit derived, then the starting point ought to be that it stays with the Canadian people, and only by exception would it go back to the other. I don't understand why you would give away.... It looks to me as though we just give away money if it doesn't fit into certain pigeonholes or certain needs that we have. Our desire is to get it out the door and let it go to someone. I it's worth money, why?
On November 16th, 2009. See this statement in context.