Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I guess if that is what Public Works is saying, just the fact that this building is hooked up to the network would call that assessment into question and I would question the advice you are getting from Public Works. Here we have the data travelling from Ministers' offices across the network. It is getting into the system through a private line and the security does not seem to be a problem there. I guess I have to say that it sounds to me like Public Works has made a mistake here, in the advice that they have provided.

Mr. Chairman, in the third bullet there, it says an alternative supplier would be required to supply the service in accordance with the government's preference for fibre only. I had asked the question whether or not another provider could compete, and I know that there is one other provider in town. As I had said, it is a society that has also joined together with six of the ISPs in town, to create a consortium that have fibre in place, so there would be no extra cost. For instance, they are already in the Stuart Hodgson Building, in the buildings downtown, and have a system that has been tested and proven.

Again, in terms of the response to question three, I am afraid I reject all three bullets. I recognize that this was likely provided to the Minister by Public Works, but I do not accept the arguments here. I think that it calls into question the whole assessment for how this contract was awarded.

Mr. Chairman, I also have some other questions. I was wondering if the Minister can tell me what deadline was set for this network to be finished in the RFP?