I think what's key at the outset is that we have a very defined mandate. Our primary purpose is to investigate “all serious incidents” as defined in our legislation. All of the provincial agencies have virtually identical types of mandates in that we are dealing with deaths, serious injuries—as defined—or, for most of the provinces, Criminal Code allegations against officers.
Speaking for myself—Greg can chime in when he's able—I can say that our legislation does not deal only with the municipal police services created in the province of Manitoba. We are also specifically mandated to deal with all involvements of the RCMP within the province of Manitoba. That, in itself, has required us to ensure that there is consistency in the approach between the various provinces, given that most of us—particularly those in western Canada—will be dealing with the RCMP. There needs to be a standardized approach so that officers stationed in one province know what they are facing if they are transferred to another province for their service.