Most people expected that this project wouldn't involve any federal money. Ms. Freeland's letter, which was all over the papers, led us to believe that the federal government would ensure that a project to help China's shipbuilding industry wouldn't receive any federal funding.
We now understand that this letter was meaningless. As a government representative, you then failed to set the record straight by letting the public know while the House was sitting. Moreover, the Canada Infrastructure Bank issued its press release on June 26, when the House was no longer sitting.
Is that a coincidence?