Mr. Speaker, the Cabinet direction that was provided to the Power Corporation, first of all, dealt with strategic direction. That was very clear. That was direction to the Power Corporation. There was also other direction following that meeting that was directed towards me as the Minister responsible and it certainly made reference to slowing down on the consultation with regard to the Robertson report. That was made available to the Power Corporation. In fact, the Power Corporation had a hand in even drafting the documents for that particular meeting. They were fully aware of it. They would have gotten the notice probably a week after the meeting in early August, so they were fully aware of what the government's position was. There is no doubt at all about that.

In terms of specific direction to the Power Corporation, the first time there was a formal directive to the Power Corporation on this issue was October 11th. As I think some people found out as they went through the Power Corporation Act, it is only by Executive Council directive that we can provide direction. I do not have that authority to provide it as Minister responsible for the Power Corporation. That is not within my authority. Thank you.