Thank you, Mr. Chairman. According to the Financial Administration Manual, directive 302, the Minister responsible is the Minister for the department. In this case, because of the timing change, I expect that according to that directive, consultation was required with the standing committee. There is no question the consultation or advice to the committee could have happened more quickly than it did. I know that and have acknowledged that in a letter to the standing committee following my appearance there. Minister Kakfwi has apologized in this House for not having made the notification more quickly, as has the Premier. There is an agreement on Cabinet that we could have followed the Financial Administration Manual Directive more carefully and quickly. The decision was made on June 4 , and the committee was not notified until July 14. There is no question that notification should have happened sooner. I have to take some personal responsibility for that delay. I have apologized. This house has the apologies of three Ministers for the delay. It should have been done much quicker.