Thank you very much for that clarification.
I will say that in Mr. O'Connor's report he asked for extensive investigative powers, including the power to subpoena documents, compel testimony, and allow the review body to obtain the information and evidence it considers necessary to carry out its review and investigation. This bill does provide that.
Thank you very much for your comments.
Mr. Plecas, I'm wondering if you could tell the committee very briefly, and I think I'm probably down to a minute and a half, what kind of research you do. You mentioned that under the previous process the seriousness of the offences many times were not reflected in the penalty and in the consequences. You commented that it looks like the commissioner—and I believe it—under this new legislation would have more ability to discipline.
Can you talk about what the research says and what kind of message it sends to the rest of the RCMP, and the culture, when discipline is not equal to the severity of the action?