Mr. Speaker, first, it is important to note that the documents released last week confirm and support exactly what was said all along about the series of events between Health Canada and Bayer. It is also important to note the memorandum in question simply lays out what should have been followed as the process under the law. What has been made clear is that the officials acted in good faith when they took another course.
As minister, I did not see that memorandum until after the order was placed with Apotex. Of course, as I have said all along, I did not direct anybody to place that order with any particular company.