Thank you very much, Madam Chair. I want to thank the witnesses for being here today.
I'd like to talk about the issue of consultation for a couple of moments, Dr. Butler-Jones. I have taken a look at the four years that you did work on different consultations; some people called them information sessions. I think Dr. Tellier and Dr. Leitner said they were consulted in the process. There has been talk in the committee about provincial and territorial consultations. I know we got a copy of a letter from British Columbia.
I was wondering if you could comment. Have you been in contact with British Columbia? Was there a difference between the political content of the letter as opposed to that from government officials in your conversations or communications and consultations with B.C.? Was the letter we got dated, and is it common to date those?