Well, perhaps I should say at the outset that I certainly wasn't involved in this process at that time. I wasn't even in Canada at that time; I was posted overseas. What I can say is that it appears that Mr. Justice O'Connor has really canvassed this issue quite considerably, and in going through the report, I think it's quite clear what the process was and how the recommendations that came out of that indicated that we should find a way to improve the communication between departments.
So I think perhaps we are best able to respond to the recommendations that have come out of the report--simply to indicate that this particular issue, which was of concern to the Department of Foreign Affairs, as you will know when you read the full report, as it was our initiative to produce that one voice letter.... We are gratified that the commissioner has come out with the suggestions he has.
In fact, I may turn to my colleague Robert Desjardins, because he is particularly implicated in resolving that recommendation.
Could I ask you, Robert, to speak about some of the things--