Before we go to Ms. Ratansi, I have a question I'd like to put to the Deputy Commissioner of the RCMP here, on the whole issue of civilian oversight.
As you know, the RCMP had a fairly lengthy hearing before this particular committee about a year and a half or two years ago. Very troubling allegations came about. We have the Robert Dziekanski situation going on in Vancouver now. There have been a number of inquiries, and it's been troubling for members of Parliament to watch this. Bear in mind that most of us came here with a lot of respect and admiration for not only the RCMP but the people who wear the uniform, but it certainly has been a very trying couple of years.
One of the issues that I see as fundamentally deficient in the overall organization is this lack of any meaningful civil oversight. We have the complaints commission, but even the commissioner himself gets up before a parliamentary committee and indicates very clearly that the legislation is woefully and totally inadequate. This has been called for, really, by various commissions within government and outside of government, and I think the RCMP will be well served with a more comprehensive regime of civil oversight. That was recommended two years ago by the Brown commission, but as of yet, nothing has been done on that issue.
Do you see any developments coming, and where do you see this whole issue going?
Perhaps Madam Morin might want to chirp in on this issue, too, because I think this is clearly an area where there is a deficiency in the whole operation of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.