He appears to have, prior to June, authority to recommend, but he doesn't have any cheque-writing ability.
What I don't understand—and I don't want to pursue this any further—is what difference the June order makes. He can't write cheques willy-nilly; it might well be an appearance of a move forward, but I'm not sure it is. Anyway, I have very few minutes and I'll just leave it there.
I'll turn to General Cathcart.
As you know, the contentious point here is proposed section 18.5 and the ability, in this case of Vice-Admiral Donaldson, to issue guidelines to the provost marshal.
As I read the legislation, the legislation is silent as to what would be the exceptional circumstances, or maybe just circumstances, period, in which he or she would issue guidelines to the provost marshal. We are therefore left with taking it on good faith. It's a bit of a vague way to impact, if you will, on police investigative independence.