The vast majority of my contact was with Minister Mendicino. It was in the form of text messages and phone calls. A lot of it was just status updates. He was asking what was happening on the ground. I would tell him what was happening on the ground. I would try to give him a line of sight on what I was seeing and hearing and what it was like down here, so he could take the appropriate action he thought necessary from his end.
On November 24th, 2022. See this statement in context.