I agree that it would have been useful information to have from the force, or whoever, that a mistake had been made and that incorrect information had been conveyed to authorities in the United States in relation to Maher Arar. My own view would be that this would lead to another set of issues that might very well lead to a public inquiry, or become part and parcel of a public inquiry, in relation to how that mistake could have been made, why it was made, and what the procedures are that should have been followed but weren't, and whether we need procedures and oversight mechanisms.
Yes, I take your point, that if some within the RCMP believed that false information had been provided to the Americans, as Minister of Public Safety I would have expected to be told that, if they understood that they had provided false information.