Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Good afternoon.
Mrs. Busson, you said a while ago that the fact that the Standing Committee on Public Accounts has been receiving contradictory testimony for about a month or a month and a half, from the beginning in fact, is absolutely unacceptable. I fully agree with you. It is very difficult for us to see where all this is going. We keep hearing contradictory testimony at nearly each meeting, which makes our job even more difficult, which is to get to the truth of this matter. There's no smoke without fire. I think this saying is especially appropriate in this case.
How can such a situation happen in an organization like the RCMP?
I am wondering what were the motives of those persons who came to tell us that they had discovered quite inappropriate behavior at the RCMP concerning both the management of human resources and the transfer of moneys between the pension and insurance funds.
Is there a process at the RCMP to allow people to really express their opinion to the appropriate persons?
At our last meeting, Mrs. McClellan, the ex-Minister for Public Safety, told us that people can address their complaints to the RCMP Public Complaints Commission. However, I believe that the Commission is open only to members of the public.
Is there a forum, based on the code of conduct, that would allow anybody to complain in an appropriate manner about situations that are ethically unacceptable?
You probably have a long experience since you are now the acting commissioner. Based on your experience, can you tell us if there is at the RCMP a system to make sure that the truth comes out in an appropriate and democratic manner in order to ensure the protection of the public?