Bullying and intimidation is a big issue in a variety of departments. I've heard from some of these people, not only in the RCMP, who are not going to risk their jobs by coming forward. You're saying you're setting up a timeline of 12 months. Unless the case was very severe, that would seem too long to have this hanging, whether it's the deputy minister or whoever or that employee. Why did you allow so much time to deal with this issue, and why do you not set tighter timelines? Often these things can be dealt with in a much shorter time. If someone has 12 months, I'm sure it's going to be shuffled from one desk to another. In the meantime, you have two individuals, maybe more, who have this hanging over their heads.
On October 16th, 2012. See this statement in context.