Is the bill perfect? Will it solve all of the problems in the RCMP? No, I don't think so. However, I think it constitutes a major improvement.
With regard to the decision-making powers given to the commissioner, I have worked in the federal system for several years and I was able to compare the responsibilities of deputy ministers—I was in fact one myself for several years—to those of the commissioner. I also took part in creating agencies or separate employers such as the Canada Revenue Agency.
It seems to me that the balance being proposed here is easy enough to defend. In the context of the bill, the responsibilities of the commissioner seem to be close to the responsibilities and powers of deputy ministers and their counterparts in other organizations. So I am quite comfortable with that.