Regarding another matter, we noticed that the RCMP takes a great deal of time to carry out its investigations. I could cite the example of the Air India inquiry which went on for 15 years. In the Airbus investigation, the events took place in 1993, and already in 1995, the RCMP seemed to be giving very clear signals to the Swiss authorities regarding the objective of their searches. It was only in 2003 that the investigation was declared closed.
The Gomery Commission report was finished, I believe, in November 1995, but it was only on July 4, 2007, that a search warrant was issued within the framework of an investigation of one of the persons targeted by the Gomery investigation. These are the most striking cases. However, as you know, I practised criminal law for quite a few years in Montreal, both on the side of the Crown and on the side of the defence, and let me tell you that we used to say that the RCMP still rides on horseback whereas the other police forces drive around in cars. We had already noticed how extremely slow they are.
Are you aware of this problem? Have you any plan in sight to attack this most unfortunate problem?