Again, it was the Chief of the Defence Staff, General Lawson, who commissioned Madam Justice Deschamps to lead an independent investigation into concerns about sexual misconduct in the Canadian Armed Forces. Rather than waiting for her final report, the CDS decided, on his own volition, to take the initiative, not to waste time, through the appointment of Major-General Whitecross with the task of beginning to develop a plan of action on this issue. And that plan of action, of course, will now be informed by the Deschamps report. I believe the CDS and Major-General Whitecross have both been very clear that they accept in principle all 10 recommendations.
But please, Mr. Chair, I think members have to be reasonable. It's not possible for a large organization to implement complicated recommendations on a hugely sensitive subject in a couple of weeks. Major-General Whitecross is working with her colleagues in the command on this with great haste, and I expect to see more specific plans for implementation in the near future.