Okay, sir, I have to move on. Thank you.
Pascale Fournier testified at the ethics committee. She said that her predecessor, Morris Rosenberg, told the National Post in December 2016 that the foundation didn't consider the donation to be foreign money, because it was made by a company incorporated in Canada.
She told MPs that this was actually a statement “in the annual report...when in fact the tax receipt itself mentions China.” She said, “I think this is something that is misleading to Canadians.”
Now, with respect to the documentation that this committee or other committees have received from the foundation, I was privy to a business banking statement from the foundation. This is from the Bank of Montreal in regard to the first installment that was received on July 25, 2016, and I would well imagine that your response is going to be, “Well, I'm the president. I didn't see these statements, so I took it at face value that this was a Canadian donation,” when in fact it's clearly spelled out, Mr. Rosenberg, that on July 25 this was an international donation. It's clearly stated in black and white that it's an international donation credit to the credit of the foundation at the Bank of Montreal for $70,000.
You're not aware of this particular banking statement. Is that correct, sir?