Mr. Mark Potter at the Public Safety and National Security Committee

On October 15th, 2012. See this statement in context.

October 15th, 2012 / 4:40 p.m.

Director General, Policing Policy Directorate, Law Enforcement and Policing Branch, Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness

Mark Potter

Yes.

If the RCMP commissioner felt very strongly that the complaint investigation should not proceed, and the chair of the commission felt equally strongly that it should proceed, because the investigation had been going on for 25 years, then the chair would proceed with the complaint investigation. If the commissioner continued to feel strongly, he could seek a judicial action to stop that complaint investigation.

I think there would be absolutely extraordinary circumstances for that to occur.

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