Minister, in an interview with CTV's Question Period this weekend, you said that negotiations with Kinder Morgan on indemnification are happening in private because your government is “protecting the public interest”. Later in that same interview, when asked how much indemnification will cost Canadian taxpayers, you said, remarkably, that Canadians will know once those discussions are concluded and that it will be an open, transparent discussion about what indemnification government will provide to Kinder Morgan.
Seriously, how can Canadians possibly have an open and transparent discussion around indemnification when your government already agreed upon the terms with Kinder Morgan behind closed doors?