Public Safety committee  Not in the least....

Public Safety committee  That is correct.

Public Safety committee  It's eight years.

Public Safety committee  That is correct.

Public Safety committee  It's been probably in excess of 400 investigations. As Greg mentioned during his discussions, Manitoba, like the Saskatchewan operation, also has the ability to monitor investigations. We have the ability to be the direct lead investigation body in a majority of cases, but on the discretionary matters, or things less than serious injuries, certain types of Criminal Code or other statutory violations, we may assume a monitor role to provide that degree of oversight as well.

Public Safety committee  Currently, all of our investigative staff are full-time employees of IIU. We have eight senior investigators, two team commanders or supervisors, and a director of investigations who oversees that end of the operations. In the end, all of the investigators are under my sole and direct supervision.

Public Safety committee  Our budget is currently $2.8 million.

Public Safety committee  Yes.

Public Safety committee  Any operation that is to provide an independent oversight role has to be properly funded and properly resourced. It is so easy to have your resources outstripped by the matters that come before it. We have no control as to when we're going to deploy or become involved in an investigation.

Public Safety committee  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.

Public Safety committee  Actually, I'm going to defer to Mr. Gudelot. His office will involve both the conduct and serious incident involvements. In Manitoba, we've been very successful in providing the necessary independent oversight expected in the investigation of all serious incidents involving all police agencies within the province.

Public Safety committee  I'll be very brief. I am the civilian director of Manitoba's Independent Investigation Unit. I was the inaugural civilian director appointed in 2013. I'm now just a few weeks shy of the end of my second term, or 10 years, in this position. Our mandate, in Manitoba, is to investigate and involve ourselves, providing an independent overview and oversight of all serious incidents involving the police within the province, including death, serious injuries or breaches of criminal or statutory codes.