We often hear about the problems associated with informants. Getting access to informants is not the only question. There is also the question of how to handle them.
I am not only concerned about the need to find witnesses and have them participate in the program. Above all, I think we have to make sure that there is a way to protect their families subsequently.
We have our responsibilities, including the responsibility to protect the public. But, to the extent that we have decided to play the game until the final whistle, we also have to protect witnesses and their families.
Do you think an independent organization should manage that? The RCMP can handle a witness, but is it really equipped to handle everything else that entails?