Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you, Mr. Justice Bastarache for being here and, more importantly, for the vital work on this report.
Quite honestly, like my colleagues, I found this report extremely disturbing, gut-wrenching and quite appalling to read. It indicates a culture in the RCMP that is toxic and tolerates misogynistic and homophobic attitudes amongst its leaders and members. One can't even begin to think that it's happening in one of the top institutions in Canada.
What's even more shocking is that there have been three decades of internal and external reports that have been delivered to the RCMP and governments, and quite honestly, it's shameful that nothing significant has been done.
I think the path forward is clear. There needs to be a political will to respond. I think harassment of all types simply cannot continue. I think you've provided the government with the blueprint for that change, and I know that the minister has condemned this as well.
You talk about building confidence. How do you build that confidence, and what can the members of this committee and perhaps the minister do right now, immediately, to address this?