Mr. Chairman, I can assure you that all national security investigations, for example, in the RCMP are now highly centralized and controlled at the centre.
Our training, which Justice O'Connor clearly highlights wasn't available because of the exigent circumstances at the time, has been put into place. In our relationship with CSIS, for example, we meet on a regular basis to exchange information and work together in a collaborative way. The way we manage the files.... Most important is the thread that comes through Justice O'Connor's report, and I think Mr. Cotler alluded to it. It is that we now know and have a much greater appreciation of the impact of what words or statements mean if they are not considered and weighed appropriately. That's the big lesson for me.
We have the systems in place, I guarantee you. The consequences would be much more severe, but I believe we now have in place a very good system to avoid the reoccurrence of that type of repetition or that type of error.