Mr. Chairman, I really do feel that, in the interests of understanding exactly what happened, it's very important for committee members to go forward in time from the memo Mr. Arès wrote, because he wrote it at a point in time, and that's what he believed and he wrote that.
It may interest you to know that Mr. Arès subsequently did write the memorandum to Minister Goodale recommending the signing of the lease at Place Victoria. He became aware of events and information that caused him to have a different view later on in the process, so it would not be appropriate for the committee to stop.... I think you might ask Mr. Arès and other witnesses if there were any changes in the facts that changed the opinion he expressed in that letter. It's important.