Madam Chair, my sole concern was to ensure that our language accurately and efficiently expressed the policy of the Government of Canada, which is decided by the Minister of Foreign Affairs. Ultimately, for example, in this letter, it's the minister's signature going on the letter, and it's up to the minister to determine what language he would like to use to express his policy.
The departmental officials were providing advice on what we thought would be the most accurate language to communicate the policy in terms of the audience we were communicating it to, and there were ongoing discussions.