Quite the reverse. I think over my career I have shown I have an independent mind. I worked for Mr. Trudeau for many years as his deputy minister at the time of the charter. I worked for Mr. Clark for a few months. I worked for Mr. Mulroney as deputy minister, but also as a counsellor on constitutional issues.
So I think I have been recognized as being able to make up my own mind. When I talked to the Department of Transport, they knew I had a mind of my own, that I would come to my own conclusions. I am prepared to discuss, I am prepared to listen, I am prepared to consider the views of the people, but I can make up my own mind.