Veterans Affairs committee  I can speak from my experience in relation to that. You referred to the belts. There have been changes to the way that's done. Obviously, a gun belt is going to sit lower on the hip on women and fit differently. There have been changes in our dress and deportment in relation to the type of gun belt we're using, as well as other changes that would allow overalls and those types of things.

Veterans Affairs committee  I can speak on that. It's Jennifer Ebert. Thank you for having me, Chair. I think it's important to have an evidence-based approach and to understand that there are vast differences due to the geography and the type of work that RCMP officers do, especially female police officers.

Veterans Affairs committee  I can start with that. Sure. There are certainly challenges specific to kit and clothing in relation to female police officers. It has changed a lot over the past several years through the use of a GBA+ lens in the way we fit our kit. There have been a lot of changes to the dress and deportment manual within the RCMP, including reducing gender requirements and allowing males and females—all genders of police officers—to pick the kit that is best suited to them.