First, Mr. Speaker, I would reject the characterization that the Minister of Finance was stonewalling anyone.
Second, it is not customary, at least not for this government, to negotiate in public, so as for the details which the hon. member suggests, when we are negotiating, particularly with other countries, I am not likely to divulge them here.
Third, as for the auditors general, the previous one and the current one, we responded on several occasions, as I said, in 1995, 1996, 1997 and 2002. The departmental officials and others are currently reviewing.
We would rather get it right than simply rush in. I know the Alliance likes to do a lot of rushing. Unfortunately, the problem is that is not how we get it done. We get it done by being very methodical. We make sure that all the i's are dotted and all the t's are crossed.
The member will get his answer in due course and I am sure the member will be very interested to hear that answer.