I would say that, again, we were in somewhat disbelief looking at what penalties had been handed down over a five-year window in some 400 different cases. In the vast majority of cases, all that happens to someone is that they're given a reprimand and counselling. In fact, if you look, that's the case regardless of the category of offence. We're talking about Criminal Code cases, integrity cases, and in most of the cases all somebody is ever getting is some kind of slap on the wrist, if you will. I think this is precisely the kind of thing that erodes public confidence in the police. It certainly isn't a good reflection on the vast majority—95% plus—of the RCMP officers. Again, it seems to be a case of dealing with bad apples in extraordinarily lenient ways. We would think the last organization that would be doing that kind of thing would the RCMP.
On October 22nd, 2012. See this statement in context.