Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you, panel members, for your very cogent, compelling presentations this afternoon.
I just want to ask you about the history of the matter. Correct me if I'm wrong, but as I understand it, prior to 1999 undercover investigations were occurring on an as-needed basis, and no particular harm was befalling police officers or RCMP officers. I practised law for some 25 years, some criminal law, and I don't recall a series of cases in which police officers were being routinely charged for offences or crimes committed as part of an undercover operation.
Is that the case?