Mr. Speaker, there are a couple of things people need to understand here.
As I have been informed by the RCMP, separate divisions were involved in this matter. Those carrying on the criminal investigations had absolutely no part in the request for dollars to help celebrate the 125th anniversary of the RCMP.
More important, I have been informed by the commissioner that he sought an independent legal opinion from a retired judge to investigate the very matter that the hon. member puts in question. That eminent jurist has provided an opinion, as I understand it, that indicates there is no conflict in the RCMP--