May I make just one quick comment, sir?
With regard to spouses and partners who are moved as part of the package, the large impact on some of these people is that they don't have a job when they get to that destination or that posting. They spend their whole life moving and moving and moving, only at the end of their life not having any pension to draw from, or whatever.
I guess the premise that you are property of the RCMP now and therefore not much different from a police car—you go where you are pushed or driven—has become the centre of a lot of members' attention.
However, if you are a commander in charge of a unit or in charge of a detachment, there are things that have to be done, and they have to be done now. It is up to me to ensure that they are properly equipped with the best that I can give them, and not put in harm's way.
However, that's a far cry from saying, with regard to transfers, “That's non-negotiable. We are not talking to you about that, and that cannot be part of any type of agreement.” Transfers and deployment are different.