My contention is I did not make a mistake and I am offering facts to support it.
Nelson Mandela waited some minutes at the airport to receive the call and it was not received. Then as a consequence, protocol informed the PMO. The PMO called the hon. member's office and the representative from the PMO was told that a decision had been made not to make the call. That is the evidence on which I based my comment.
That having been said, the Prime Minister's Office remains open to facilitate a call should the member wish to make one at any time.