As you know, sir, my office started calling the clerk and the ministry immediately to get in contact with the committee, but the committee had other work and so on. We were hoping to get on before other witnesses, and I wrote a letter, dated November 2, which was more than a month ago.
We tried everything we could, but we were working closely with the committee to accommodate each other. I believe I did everything I could. I recognized that the matter needed correction immediately, and we took all the steps we could.