It surprises me that if we look at the sequence of events surrounding the requests of Mr. Attaran and Mr. Esau, we see that even though a MINA ALERT was placed on both files, only Mr. Attaran's request was forwarded to the minister's office on April 17 last. I was not able to find any evidence that the same was done with request 604 from Mr. Esau. Therefore, I assume that file was not sent to the minister's office.
On April 17, six days before the documents were released to the public, the file was sent to the minister for review—the French version refers to a review, not to an approval process, so I think the two versions are different—as if they were waiting on the minister's approval, going on the assumption that if no comments were forthcoming, then he approved the matter.
My question is for Ms. Kutz. When exactly did the minister's office request the uncensored version from you?