Mr. Chairman, I have repeated several times today.... I've tried to be as precise and as correct as I possibly can. I've admitted that I made a mistake and may have misstated certain things that were not as accurate.... I did not have any information about the mistakes or the errors that were committed by members of the RCMP, nor did any of my senior officers, until these came out in the report in 2006. Justice O'Connor clearly stated that. I quoted Justice O'Connor today. So to say I had that information at the time Mr. Arar was in New York or was in Syria is inaccurate.
On December 5th, 2006. See this statement in context.