TheThe context ? In February 2000, a mishandling of HRDC Transitional Jobs Funding files was uncovered.
This boondoggle revealed a loss of nearly 1 billion $ in Canadian taxpayers' funds.
During the span of several days, it was later concluded that the missing dollars were estimated
at a total of 14 million. Prime Minister Jean Chrétien attempted to clarify the matter at a press conference,
exonerating newly-appointed HRDC minister Jane Stewart, of any blame.