Public Safety committee  That is one of the most important things we've said. If you look at it, if an RCMP officer can assault another female RCMP officer or intimidate them or harass them, in a way, how do you think they are behaving towards the general public? If they will do that internally, what are they doing externally?

Public Safety committee  It is 100% my point. Because so many victims can't speak about what happened to them, they can't disclose that millions of dollars have gone missing in the RCMP and that nothing has ever happened to the individuals responsible for that. Unfortunately, when the victim comes forward, they become the one who's considered to be the bad actor.

Public Safety committee  We feel that no RCMP officer can be involved in either the commission or investigating complaints that come to the commission. The complaints need to be independently investigated. They cannot go back to the RCMP to investigate, which unfortunately is what happens. As well, all the decisions made by the commission need to be binding.

Public Safety committee  Thank you very much. Breaking Barriers Together is a group of former RCMP officers and public service employees. We're all retired from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. We have made a group because we believe strongly in making the RCMP better. We believe there are four areas within Bill C-20 that need to be addressed.