Certainly doing this knowingly is a major issue, but I can't say that Bill Elliott was appointed to the position of Commissioner of the RCMP with any knowledge on the part of the government of any historical behavioural issues. Whether or not these behavioural issues existed, I don't have any first-hand knowledge. I've heard things, again, but I have not been witness to any of his behavioural issues outside the RCMP, and I have no knowledge of the government having knowledge of that either.
On February 8th, 2011. See this statement in context.