Mr. Speaker, it is important to remember what the facts of this case are.
This case, in terms of the sending of the letter of request, was processed like any other over the last 11 years since this procedure was put in place by the last government. The letter of request was initiated and drafted by the RCMP and it was sent after being signed by an official of the justice department to the Swiss government.
After it came to my notice, after the complaint was made about it, a second letter was sent to Switzerland underlining and emphasizing the fact that the statements made in the first letter were allegations only. That was done and it was clearly stated.
Since then various steps have been taken to change the system. I am the first to concede it had shortcomings and should have been improved. It has now been improved. We have afforded an independent third party to do an audit of those improvements and let us know whether we have done enough.
That is the approach we have taken to this problem and it reflects ministerial responsibility.