I think my statement speaks for itself. In fact, we acted when we were in receipt of Staff Sergeant Lewis' information. We proceeded to deal with the commissioner. Within days of Staff Sergeant Lewis' information coming to my attention, an independent criminal investigation was launched. When my chief of staff talked to Commissioner Zaccardelli about Staff Sergeant Lewis' concerns, he responded that this was going to be turned over to the Ottawa Police Service for an independent investigation.
My comments have made it plain that I believe there are appropriate processes to be followed in these kinds of cases to protect the integrity of the force and the integrity of the individuals, whatever level they're at or office they hold within the force. I believe those processes were followed appropriately in this case.
Does that mean they get the result everybody wants every time and as quickly as they'd like? Probably not. But I do believe that to protect the integrity of both the process and individuals, you follow the process.