This would come from the briefings I received when I became Minister of Public Safety. I think it is fair to say that the impression that was left with me was that Mr. Arar had been a person of interest. I cannot say that as of December 2003, when I became minister, that Commissioner Zaccardelli continued to believe he was a person of interest. I have no reason to believe that the commissioner in December 2003 or January 2004 continued to believe that Mr. Arar was a person of interest.
I think it's fair to say that in the briefings with him and others, I had the distinct impression that there had been times when Mr. Arar had been viewed as a person of interest. Obviously, Mr. Justice O'Connor confirms in his report that this was exactly what Mr. Arar was, for a significant period of time.