Insp Mike McDonell at the Public Safety and National Security Committee

I did in fact request an exit interview when I announced my retirement from the RCMP, and I was denied that privilege. I felt from my experience on the senior management team and what I had viewed as perhaps the neutering of the senior management team that I needed to speak up. Being responsible for RCMP operations in Ontario, I felt that I needed to speak up with respect to some operational matters.