The first time I became aware that false information had been provided to the United States was when I read the report of Mr. Justice O'Connor. I will say that to the best of my knowledge—and I have thought about this, because I read, obviously, Mr. Justice O'Connor's report, as well as the comments before this committee by Commissioner Zaccardelli and others—in my presence, neither Commissioner Zaccardelli nor anyone else, either from the RCMP or CSIS, ever referred to Mr. Arar as an Islamic extremist. That was an expression that was never used in relation to Mr. Arar in my presence—ever.
On November 28th, 2006. See this statement in context.