Again, Mr. Chairman, for us, Mr. Arar was always a person of interest. I did not learn about the mislabelling or the mistakes until after the conclusion of Justice O'Connor's report. Therefore, I could not have known that when he was detained in the United States or in Syria. I only learned of the mislabelling after the conclusion of the report.
On December 5th, 2006. See this statement in context.