Mr. Speaker, the Department of Justice is organized in such a way that recommendations would come from what is called a litigation committee. Senior litigation lawyers in the department meet regularly to consider the conduct of cases that are before the courts.
At the time the letter was written, it is my understanding that the litigation committee was considering whether to recommend to me that these issues be referred to the Supreme Court of Canada so that they could be moved along more quickly. They had not yet come to a conclusion and I had not by that date received any recommendation.
In fact, I spoke about this matter with Mr. Dubin yesterday. He interviewed me over the luncheon hour. I have every expectation that the report or the advice he eventually provides will deal with the chronology of events. He is interviewing all the relevant people, so I hope all these matters will be matters of record when he completes his work.