Mark Holland at the Public Safety and National Security Committee

On October 24th, 2006. See this statement in context.

October 24th, 2006 / 9:20 a.m.

Liberal

Mark Holland Liberal Ajax—Pickering, ON

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

Thank you, Mr. Easter, for appearing before the committee.

I'm wondering if we could begin in May of 2003, when there were discussions about preparing a one-voice letter. This would have said that the Canadian government had no reason to suspect Mr. Arar was involved in terrorism. I wanted to confirm again that the RCMP deputy commissioner had advised you not to sign that. Secondly, did you receive similar advice and direction from CSIS?

In advising you not to sign, did the RCMP lead you to believe or give you information at that time that there was still reason to think Mr. Arar was a terrorist or that there was information to believe that he was a terrorist?

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