Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you to Mr. Kessel for appearing before the committee today, and also to Mr. Desjardins.
I'm wondering if we can start talking about the one voice letter, and specifically the fact that department officials within Foreign Affairs were pushing for there to be a one voice letter. Justice O'Connor in his recommendations discussed a disappointment, obviously, with the fact that this wasn't sent, and indicated that it might have led to a protracted period of time in getting Maher Arar back.
I'd like to start by asking this. What was the basis of the talks between the Department of Foreign Affairs at that time and the RCMP and CSIS? Could you tell us who was involved with those discussions at that point in time?