Yes, because right now the way the system works within the RCMP, if an officer believes there is misconduct, they have a choice right at the outset, depending on what the misconduct is, to go an informal route or a formal route. Once it starts on the formal route, that means it's more serious, and then it gets to a full hearing, and then there's the decision that's made, which can go up to dismissal and an order to resign. Once it goes the formal route, that is an indication that it's being treated very seriously.
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