Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I agree with you. I'll answer by touching on the question he just asked.
I don't think it's an issue of restricting the authority of the commissioner at all. I think the commissioner, like any police chief in a municipal or provincial environment or any CEO of a private company, has to have the appropriate authority in order to run that business or provide that service.
It's about giving people who are involved in the dispute or who disagree with the commissioner's decision—particularly with respect to a conduct issue that could lead to dismissal—an opportunity to go to an outside independent body or person to have that dispute adjudicated and to get to a final and binding decision that everybody then lives with. This is exactly what happens across this country in every municipal police force and every provincial police force.
If you get into a scheme that has those outcomes, it will build the relationship between the front-line police officers and the leadership, who have to take the leadership role in the positions they're in, so that they can come to an appropriate working relationship in which there is no tolerance for inappropriate behaviour or conduct, but there are fair and appropriate systems in place for those matters to be dealt with properly. Then you can get to outcomes that allow for a productive working relationship, which ultimately allows for better service to the public, increased public safety, increased morale, and a better quality of life in our communities across this country—and that is what every police officer wants, including the front-line officers with the RCMP and the leadership of the RCMP.