I think you make a very good point. What we found was that it depended on where you were in the hierarchy of the RCMP, how you were treated if you were found to have been guilty of misconduct. We found this to be one of the very serious cultural issues within the RCMP.
Like you, I was very concerned that the people at the top who ultimately were found to have breached the rules were given what I call in my report, for want of a better term, a soft landing. I think this conveyed some very serious and unfortunate messages throughout the rest of the force, where the standard of conduct and compliance is much higher.
People do get fired in the RCMP, but it tends to be more prevalent and easier to do at the lower levels than at the top. It's one of the things that I think this task force needs to look into very carefully, I agree with you.