Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you, Mr. Bastarache, for your important work and your report, which is quite powerful and hard to read in some parts, particularly for a woman.
You talk about the toxic culture and the boys' club atmosphere that reigns in the RCMP and in its governance. My impression is that this, in a way, is the message that's being sent to women who want to join the police: this is a male environment where they aren't welcome, and these are the kinds of things that will happen to them if they go there. It's absolutely appalling.
As you said in your findings, it will take a real transformation to change this toxic culture, and that has to come from outside the RCMP. We've seen several reports and studies on the subject; many legislative and administrative changes have been made, but nothing that has actually altered the situation.
I'm going to repeat the question the chair raised earlier: where can this change come from, and who can take action at this stage?