In order to achieve the positive environmental outcomes your group envisions, COSIA needed a leader with a strong background in environmental science. It's my understanding that through an open and competitive recruitment process you've retained a senior scientist with in-depth experience in the area. This scientist is on a fire-walled, one-year, unpaid leave of absence from Environment Canada and is cognizant of, and subject to, federal confidentiality guidelines. Is this correct?
On May 1st, 2012. See this statement in context.