Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I will take that answer as no, that the board did not ask for the directive to be issued. Mr. Speaker, the Minister may take issue with my calling this political interference, but I do not think that it can be characterized any other way.

Given the Minister's statement first that the board has his confidence, do they have the mandate to run the corporation or has this government now decided to run it like a department of government?

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