Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
I would like to remind my colleagues on the opposition as well as the government side that the requirement to unionize was as a consequence of a Supreme Court ruling and was not as a consequence of the majority of RCMP members wanting this type of method to govern the way they protect themselves. With many, the SRRP was fully engaged and representing their needs.
That said, once the decision—by the Supreme Court, and not as a consequence of a vote by all members—came down, there was a survey done in 2015. The legislation that was put forth recently does not reflect the answers to that survey. In fact, what the members wanted was their own stand-alone legislation. They did not want to be lumped in with the other civil servant type of deal.
Thank you.