As I said, we were concerned about leaks. Why would I assume that the RCMP would not follow their normal operating principles in relation to the provision of information to the United States? There were protocols in place, and there were caveats. That was part of the normal operating procedure. There was no reason to presume that the RCMP would not have followed normal procedures.
By the time I became minister there was sufficient concern and murkiness around certain things, especially comments made by Mr. Arar as to his treatment, that the then Prime Minister said, “Anne, I want us to get to the bottom of this.” I immediately began to work toward a process by which we got to the bottom of this. That of course led to the appointment of Mr. Justice O'Connor within two months, which, as you're probably learning, is virtually lightning speed within the Government of Canada.