The big question I have is, what's broken here? I don't think I've heard the case about why we need to change the current system.
I believe last week Deputy Commissioner Dubeau indicated there hadn't been consultation with members broadly on the issue or really any consultation. I just don't know what the problem is. What's wrong with the current system?
I've dealt with a lot of RCMP officers who were off due to illness or injury on the job, and there's the whole separate issue of trying to adjudicate with workers' comp while also dealing with the employer. I deal with it in non-RCMP contexts, and it's very complex and very difficult when you're dealing with these two regimes. Here, it's a one-stop shop. You're dealing with the employer saying, “Here's the issue, here's this person's medical restrictions, they're off work for this period of time, and let's deal with it.” I just don't see why it needs to be changed. I haven't heard the case, so it's difficult to respond to that question.