The fall of 2005 was when I first reported my impression of what was going on. The involvement with the Prime Minister's Office was in August and September 2006, and then after that time I was engaged in a three-year process. I provided the department with all the details of what the reprisals were. I've offered to provide them with the documents. I've also provided them with free mediation: I've arranged for two federal departments to mediate the situation free of charge. I've followed the public service harassment guidelines, but they don't apply to me: I'm not a public servant.
The department then commissioned what it called a review of my correspondence, as opposed to an investigation. In this review they claim they never received my original allegations; therefore the harassment never took place.
In the Privacy Act files, there are three hard copies sitting on the deputy minister's personal file that she holds on me--three hard copies of those allegations. Over 100 hard copies exist in the department. More than 50 Veterans Affairs employees had those allegations circulated among them. This investigation, which was concluded two days after I reported to the Senate veterans affairs committee my initial impression of the harassment, was closed by Veterans Affairs, saying they never had those original documents.