The ERC has existed for 25 years. It came out of a study that was done by Justice René Marin in the seventies about the internal work environment within the RCMP. He recommended some pretty big changes to the internal structures, as well as the creation of the ERC, the External Review Committee, and our sister agency, the committee that deals with public complaints.
In the 25 years we have fulfilled that function, I believe I am the fourth chair, and, as I said, I was appointed in 2005.
I began with the committee in 2003 as legal counsel.