Public Safety committee  I couldn't give you three. I think what we've tried to say is that there are too many exclusions. It's not in the spirit of what the Supreme Court said. We're not here just about pay. Our people are dying and getting injured, and nothing's happening. We need some protections for our folks with regard to staffing and a whole host of issues.

Public Safety committee  I would say a negative impact, because you're talking about provinces and territories. As my colleagues said, there are so many different bars on how PTSD and other mental illness is handled. A health care provider who's related to Veterans Affairs told me that the RCMP is 10 years behind the military in dealing with PTSD, and the military is 10 years behind the general public in dealing with it.

Public Safety committee  I can give you the example of a member I am dealing with right now. I spoke to him about the amount of harassment and intimidation he is facing with a mental illness by members of the RCMP, an inspector and sergeant. This is what goes on. I have tried to bring this forward and get some kind of justice or defence for him.

Public Safety committee  There's absolutely no result in further litigation. We've come this far. Look at how long it took to get the Supreme Court. Yes, these things must be changed in order for us to represent our people appropriately.

Public Safety committee  Sure, and almost in effect we have to—

Public Safety committee  In one case in particular, there was an email sent to a member of Parliament. The member of Parliament referred that email back to the chief human resource officer of the RCMP, who contacted the person at their home address in writing regarding their communication with their member of Parliament.

Public Safety committee  Mr. Chairman, in response to the honourable member, Mr. O'Toole, the RCMP is a paramilitary organization, absolutely. In response to the armed forces, I work with civilian members who are all former members of the armed forces or current serving members of the armed forces in a reserve capacity.

Public Safety committee  Mr. Chairman, honourable members of the committee, thank you for inviting me here to speak. My name is Leland Keane. I'm a director of the Mounted Police Professional Association of Canada, also known as MPPAC. I've been involved in the pursuit of collective bargaining for members of the RCMP since 1995.

Public Safety committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. Absolutely. I'll draw your attention to clause 40 of Bill C-7, the Government Employees Compensation Act. We would like that section struck. We have a situation that's dealt with internally by the RCMP management. Our members overwhelmingly do not want to be subject to provincial workers' compensation boards.