As RCMP commissioner, I consider it important to have the public’s trust when the RCMP conducts investigations.
In this case, I won’t comment on the ethical aspect of certain situations or the trust people may have in the government. However, I can state that our team used every means at its disposal to obtain all the necessary information that would have enabled it to pursue this investigation as far as possible. Unfortunately, we reached a point where we didn’t have the requisite information to proceed with an investigation.