He's quite a difficult guy, General Gauthier—somewhat unpleasant to deal with. He was a tough guy to talk to. I preferred to use the official channels rather than try to engage him, where he could simply just be rude for no particular reason. It was just a personal sort of way he had of dealing with people.
Maybe that was my experience, but I think he had that reputation. He didn't really like dealing with the civilians. It was kind of his attitude that, you know, “We're in charge. It's our province and we're not interested in what you have to say.” And that was not across the board, but at senior levels, with some officers, it was quite noticeable. I think General Gauthier, in my mind, was the kind of primary advocate of that approach.