The question, I guess, is sort of one of general practice. Certainly I would say that the best practice, particularly for a purchase of this size, would be to say, what are the full costs of the actual acquisition of the jets, what are the costs of running and operating the jets, and then, what are any other ancillary costs that may be caused by the purchase of the jets. For example, if government is being asked to acquire one asset and the purchase of that asset requires a significant expansion to another asset, that is information that the department should be putting together and making sure that the cabinet is aware of it.
On April 26th, 2012. See this statement in context.