It was his first project as minister, and they want us to believe that the then minister of public works, Alfonso Gagliano, or the Minister of Canadian Heritage, I do not know which, surprised him with the news that the firm that would be helping him, the firm which had been given the contract, was the firm owned by his friend, the president of Everest.
C'est son projet, son premier projet comme ministre, et ils veulent nous faire croire que le ministre des Travaux publics de l'époque, Alfonso Gagliano, ou la ministre du Patrimoine, je ne sais trop, lui aurait dit, à titre de surprise: «La firme qui va t'accompagner dans ton travail, la firme qui a le contrat, c'est la firme de ton ami, le président d'Everest».