Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
I would be interested to re-read the testimony of Mr. Estabrooks. Unfortunately, I can't really ask the kinds of questions I'd like until I see those documents and re-read everything that's said, but that sounds very serious. And what's most disconcerting, Chair, if I'm understanding it correctly, is that it's still going on now. This is fairly recent in terms of a week and a half ago, I'm hearing. So if anything like that is true, it's truly frightening that something could have happened in the past, we're investigating it, and now there are potential allegations of further questionable conduct.
I want to take just ten seconds to state...about one person who has come before us here so far, because I think it's important.
I have heard from a number of people--officers, uniformed and otherwise. My own impression is this. I think we are very, very fortunate at this time in the history of the RCMP to have Acting Commissioner Busson in place, because she is slowly, day by day, trying to restore the confidence, and I for one have confidence in her. Her answers were very forthright. Even when they weren't necessarily helpful to make the RCMP look right, she was very forthright. I just want to get that on the record and say that I have great confidence in her, and it's good that we have her there.
Monsieur Roy, you stated, on April 18, in terms of referencing Staff Sergeant Frizzell:
I don't agree with the term “removed”. He was not removed. He was returned to his own unit once the criminal investigation was over.
Do you stand by that, sir?