I'm happy to comment on that because the announcement was made in my city. Unfortunately I wasn't invited. It may be because I'm a friend of Jinny Sims.
I was surprised that the announcement was made locally and that they didn't invite the local mayor to attend, and we, my entire staff, were surprised by the nature of the announcement. We have been rushing around trying to cobble together an application and trying to find suitable projects, because the 150th birthday of our country is a very important event and we want to participate in that. We want to ensure that whatever we do is significant as a statement about our respect for Canada's history and Canada's future.
In my view this was cobbled together at the last minute. It smacks of politics to me, as opposed to being a plan that looks for communities to be able to develop something that will be meaningful. That in fact was the tenor of my statement to you, that consistently there's this political overtone to anything that is done in terms of moneys being dispensed to communities, as opposed to an open process that all of us are aware of and can participate in in a way that is fair.