The question of trust is very important. I agree with the view that you expressed here. It is also important to understand that opinions differ on the question of a public inquiry. Let us remember that Mr. Brown listened to all the witness who came before the committee, that he read more than 4,000 emails about the problem, considered about 35,000 pages of documentation and heard more than 100 hours of evidence. He and his committee colleagues had access to all the information. After all that, he provided recommendations that I think are very important.
Opinions differ on whether a public inquiry should be held at some stage. This is a very serious undertaking and would be very expensive. Inquiries of that kind take a lot of time, and we want to see progress and solutions. As you said, we want the RCMP to be transparent, strong and effective. This is why we decided to put this process in place. I am very confident, and it is important that I be confident, given that none of these matters occurred in our government, in Canada's New Government, if I may use the term. This all happened in a previous administration. It is not for me to defend it, but I am like all Canadians from coast to coast; I am very concerned about the safety of our communities, our streets and our citizens. This is why I am convinced that the process we have chosen will provide answers on matters of security. I respect that fact that we disagree on this subject.