Thank you, Madam Chair.
I'd like to address something that one of my colleagues across the way, Mr. Tweed, had to say about thanking you.
Of course we absolutely do thank you. I think the misunderstanding is that the committee had exactly--precisely--the same concerns you voiced in this e-mail: language concerns.
We were assured by Mr. Kessel in his previous testimony that they weren't even taking place, so you have to understand that I positively do thank you, Mr. Weetman, because there are changes taking place and they are alarming. There were almost two dozen senior officials from various departments in on this e-mail.
I'd like to go back to the meeting on May 24. Your e-mail exchange says that there was a “positive” response, a need for this meeting, and you say there were six or seven people. The purpose of the meeting was to develop a “coordinated departmental” plan--a plan.
Could you elaborate on what the plan was? Were there any documented minutes of the meeting? Was anything put into writing as to what the planned approach on these arbitrary changes was going to be?