Yes, I do. I think it has to be completely independent.
Through the loss of my sister, I experienced filing a complaint with the public complaints commission, and I didn't find that it was independent. It's difficult for individuals to investigate themselves.
When the letter was provided to my family that there was no negligence of duty related to the investigation into my sister's death, it created further harm. It was heartbreaking for our family to read that the investigative body was the RCMP and they investigated themselves.
We knew right from the beginning that there was a negligence of duty into the investigation of how my sister died. It created further harm for my family to know that individuals were able to investigate themselves and to report on the outcome.