I'll do my best.
I was not the decision-maker for Mr. Garrett's file when the decision was made. I certainly understand that Mr. Garrett has endured a difficult situation, a situation from my understanding that has multiple components. There were contract issues as well as occupational health and safety concerns that both fall under the Canada Labour Code and provincial legislation, and the B.C. Workers Compensation Act.
My understanding, from those who have worked directly on the file when it was being decided by the previous commissioner, and from my own involvement, was that Mr. Garrett pursued various recourses to deal with these issues, one of which was a disclosure to our office.
We analyzed it, we carried out an investigation, and the results of our investigation were that the allegation of wrongdoing as presented was unfounded. Those findings were consistent with the findings of a provincial body called WorkSafeBC, and also consistent with an investigation that was carried out under the Canada Labour Code.
These issues had been looked at by other bodies, and that was part of the evidence in our investigation.