I just have a point of order. Because there seemed to be some accusations of something nefarious, either on my part or the retired colonel's part, I want to clarify that on January 9, 2010, Juliet O'Neill of Canwest News Service reported, perhaps inaccurately, that the ombudsman said that he would attend our round table. That's a matter of public record. He said he would not provide any political sound bites at that point. When we held the round table, he was not able to come.
I simply want to clarify this, because he had said to a reporter, and it was reported in the news media— you get your news clips, so you probably read it as well—that he would come. I just want to clarify that he had indeed independently changed his mind on coming, which is his right, and I respect him for that; I wanted to ensure that there was no political interference. That is simply what I wanted to do and I would hope the other members would accept that it was what I was trying to do.