Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Maybe in an attempt to reconcile the two positions, I'll say that in a very general sense this is the introduction of a significant culture change into the RCMP and its operating environment. It's a judicially mandated imposition or insertion of a culture change, welcome in many respects but nonetheless judicially mandated.
I think it's very important that there be lots of interpretive room for the respective boards and tribunals to figure out what it means to be affiliated, to take into account the unique nature of the force but also the interests of the members. To be overly restrictive, not necessarily in the sense of going down a prescribed path but just in the sense of fettering the discretion of the boards that will look at the legislation ultimately....
I think it may be better to move in a direction of leaving interpretive room as this culture gains traction and gains buy-in from both management and labour.