Mr. Speaker, this government made a commitment to get to the bottom of this issue by launching an independent public inquiry.
The government believes that the established terms of reference provide Mr. Justice O'Connor with the mandate required to determine the role of Canadian officials with respect to Mr. Arar's case. We must now allow the inquiry to fulfil its mandate without the government prejudging the findings.
My hon. colleague herself has previously stated in this House that she has “every confidence in Mr. Justice O'Connor to conduct a thorough and expeditious inquiry”. I think we can all agree that it is imperative that the inquiry be allowed to complete its work. Let the inquiry do its job.