On that point, that's exactly what did happen, Mr. Day. As Mr. MacKenzie said, I was acting as counsel. I even asked the government of the day, and I counselled Mr. Arar to put these questions to the appropriate officials--RCMP and the like.
They did put those questions. They did not get the answers. That is why we ended up having a commission of inquiry, which we recommended so that we could get the answers. Now we do have the answers that should have been given, as Justice O'Connor said, before the commission of inquiry was even set up. That is why we ended up with Commissioner Zaccardelli's resignation.
I thought that ought to be stated, for the record.
Let me just go to some questions that have arisen from your testimony today. You mentioned that there are going to be discussions about compensation on December 14 and 15 and that you were making that public. Along with that, I just want to say that Mr. Arar's lawyers have amended the statement of claim. They are now seeking $37 million, not $400 million. I think it's important that this also be put on the record.
The second thing is that you mentioned that Maher Arar had been removed from the lookouts in Canada. You mentioned representations that have been made by the Prime Minister and the Minister of Foreign Affairs to their counterparts in the United States regarding Maher Arar.
My question to you is whether Maher Arar and his family are still on the American watch list, and if they are, what the Canadian government is doing to remove them from the American watch list.