Mr. Speaker, the expenditure for the renovations to the office of the Minister of Fisheries was not unreasonable, due to the simple fact that the office had not been renovated for a number of years.
The current minister of fisheries wanted to use this office at 200 Kent Street to conduct the department's business, unlike previous ministers who used their office on the Hill. What was done was reasonable. We also wanted to take advantage of the fact that the building owner wanted to do some repairs on the floor in order to do the repairs to the minister's office at the same time.