Thank you very much, Mr. Bains, for the question. As part of my mandate, I'm working very closely with the RCMP, and indeed all branches within Public Safety, to address systemic racism and other institutional barriers that for far too long have led to disproportionate outcomes particularly involving racialized Canadians and indigenous peoples.
I would invite the members of this committee to take a look at the most recent and updated mandate letters that I have issued to all branches within my portfolio, including the RCMP who are here before you, because we have to tackle this work together. I want to commend the commissioner and all of the members of the executive team for understanding and appreciating that it is a top priority for our government to do just that. We obviously have a long way to go. I don't want to give this short shrift. I know that the committee is looking at a very specific issue, but I completely take your point that the institutional barriers to systemic racism have been a real problem and have plagued all of our institutions, including law enforcement, for far too long. We're looking to right the ship.