I'd like to thank both of you for being here at committee, and for your presentations.
I just want to take a minute to thank the researcher for the work that has been done in preparation for these meetings. I think he's been doing an excellent job putting packages together and referencing past meetings. Just a little tip of the hat--and I know the entire committee would share in that as well.
Mr. Strathy, you were referring to Mr. Cotter, the gentleman who took his case to the United States. That was gleaned from past testimony, as he appeared here in 2004. Could you give us the Reader's Digest version of his story and your perspective on how you feel the development of an ombudsman office would have helped his particular case?