Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
First of all, I'd just like to clarify. In your question, when you used the term “you”, if you mean the RCMP, then I certainly agree with you. But I do think that it's important to be clear, as well, with respect to which officer of the RCMP played which specific role in all of this.
Chief Superintendent Paulson conducted an investigation. He initiated investigations into all three allegations. The investigations continued into allegation number one and allegation number three. If it would help, I can refer you specifically to those allegations. It was on those allegations that he reported to the appropriate officer, Deputy Commissioner Sweeney, and it was with respect to those allegations, having reviewed the results of the investigation and other information, that Deputy Commissioner Sweeney, the appropriate officer, determined that there were insufficient grounds to proceed to adjudication.