I was preceded by a number of individuals who held the position on an acting basis, including Jacques Girard. Four or five people held the position on an acting basis between the time Mr. Côté left, in 1997, and 2000. One of those individuals has been given a seven-year mandate. I refer to Jacques Girard, who died of cancer eight months later.
On November 28th, 2006. See this statement in context.