I would like to come back to the issue of the delays. First, I think it is rather unfair to ask me questions about the delays, since I have to respect the client-solicitor rule. Some of the information on the discussions I had with my client is protected by solicitor-client privilege.
However, when I look at the activity page which was written up by access to information staff, I realize that what was on it did not reflect any facts or actions I would have been consulted on before they wrote "package hand-delivered to Louis Alberti" on it. That's fine. But if it had said "sit in Legal Services", Mr. Estabrooks would not have come to see me; he would have written that on the file without consulting me.
Second, I did not necessarily have to negotiate deadlines with Mr. Estabrooks, he was not my client.