It had not occurred to me, given that we had already engaged senior officials in Treasury Board, the Office of the Comptroller General, and the Department of Justice. So when all was said and done, I was quite confident, based on the balance of information, that the inclusion was correct in going forward.
We were also aware that we were planning to make a disclosure in the departmental performance review for 2003-04, and that this matter would.... I was advised by my chief financial officer that this would be reflected in the Public Accounts of Canada, and there would be an opportunity to hear if there was a problem. Up until the time of the audit that is before us, I was not aware there was any issue with the accounting treatment.