When I refer a file to the RCMP, there is nothing more that I can do. I can submit a complete file, containing all of the information, but that is all I can do at that time. I do not have the authority to request that an investigation be conducted. Even if I were to ask for an investigation, I cannot sit down with them and the prosecutor afterwards to determine the monetary penalty, as an example, that should be imposed.
On December 13th, 2011. See this statement in context.