Mr. Speaker, political influence in the management of the RCMP is undermining the force in both its reputation and its ability to do its job. Following an earlier media report yesterday, the RCMP was charged under the Canada Labour Code for the lack of training, equipment and supervision surrounding the Moncton shootings.
We know that the RCMP was pressured to kick back money from the treasury to help the government meet its deficit targets strictly for political optics.
Will the minister now come clean and accept responsibility for this disarray in the RCMP?