Thanks, Chair.
Thank you for being here today.
I feel the need, just because of the subject matter, to begin with my own respect for, and my own involvement in, policing—not at the federal level but the provincial level. As a former solicitor general of Ontario, I know a little bit more about policing than most civilians, and am close enough to it to have the greatest respect for policing and to understand the challenges. But I've got to tell you, Commissioner, I am woefully disappointed in this approach.
I listened to your last remarks, and you feel like the RCMP's feelings have been hurt, that you're not getting enough credit for the things you do right.
Let me finish, sir, and I'll give you the floor, sir, when I am done.