National Defence committee  That was discussed. In fact, I was a legal officer working on Bill C-25 in 1998. The decision of the government at that time was to have a recommending board as opposed to a decision-making board. This board was based on the RCMP external review committee. It serves virtually t

National Defence committee  I don't know, sir. That's the short answer.

National Defence committee  No. The point I was trying to make is that of the grievances that reach a final authority--and historically about 300 a year reach the final authority--the regulations that give us jurisdiction over subject matter are such that we only see 40%. We see the ones having to do with i

National Defence committee  Ms. Diane Laurin was the chair of the Canadian Forces Grievance Board until February 25, when her term expired. The government has not appointed a new chair in the meantime, so I've been acting since that time.

National Defence committee  Mr. Chair and members, my name is Jim Price. As the chair has indicated, I am the acting chair of the Canadian Forces Grievance Board. With me is Caroline Maynard, our director of legal services. To give my own background, I retired in 2003 from the Canadian Forces after 37 yea