Thank you, Mr. Chair, and thank you to our panel here this morning.
My first question is directed to Mr. Kratchanov. You appeared before this committee back in October when the committee was dealing with another issue. As a point of context here, through the course of this consideration that the committee has been dealing with on this Afghanistan report, there have been allegations and assertions of political interference. In fact, that's been one of the central themes that the opposition has dealt with.
Back in October, you said, “A minister is the head of the institution under the act, and decisions about access are made in his name and under his delegated authority.” On the whole subject of political and/or ministerial involvement, I am wondering what you counsel ATIP coordinators in this respect.
As a second point, what is your experience with this kind of...? I am sure there may have been allegations in the past, and I'm sure this is a regular occurrence, but in actual practice, how would you comment on these types of assertions? In fact, what plays out at the practical level when ATIP coordinators are making these types of decisions?