I'm going to bring up Mr. Murphy's point, and I think it's a valid point too. Maybe it doesn't meet the standard for a criminal prosecution, but when you take property without colour of right--and I think every one of you would know that--on a balance of probabilities, I think we could probably meet that standard in this particular case. If you are disciplining people and sending them to ethics courses, that standard at least has been met, and in a civil court of law they would be found liable and be required to repay the money. The limitation period on that thing I know for sure is a lot longer than one year.
Has the RCMP given any thought to bringing these wrongdoers before a civil court to repay this money? I don't think it's fair that the taxpayers are on the hook to replace the money that wrongfully disappeared from the accounts.