Regarding the present situation of the public complaints facet of the RCMP, one of the deficiencies there—and this is just by way of comment to you—is that, sadly, it's within the RCMP. I think that's one of the problems, and hopefully that will be looked at. The public complaints body is within the structure of the RCMP, which structurally is conflicted.
But I must say that if you look at the exemption—it's on page 142 of the act that I have here—it does lay out that:
A member or former member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police may not make a complaint under subsection (1) in relation to any matter that is the subject of an investigation or proceeding under Part IV or V of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act or an investigation or proceeding relating to administrative discharge under the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Regulations, 1988 unless
(a) he or she has exhausted every procedure available under that Act or those regulations for dealing with the matter; and
(b) the complaint is filed within 60 days after those procedures—
That's one of the things you'll have to grapple with, and I encourage you to take a look at that. It's one of the issues that Canadians are looking at closely. And of course, the people in the RCMP want to have the confidence of the structure that we're providing here to ensure that they are able to come forward and be protected at the same time.
I have one last question, Mr. Chair.
Can you comment on the section in terms of how you see the tribunal working—it is prescriptive—and your relationship to the tribunal? I'd like any comments or observations that you might have.