Public Safety committee  Thank you, Mr. Payne. I'd be very pleased just to advise the committee that the terms of reference the commission established were to review the policing of public intoxication. The areas of interest involved the RCMP members' entry into buildings and residences, the search of th

Public Safety committee  I'm not saying they have no service standards, but they don't have service standards insofar as dealing with public complaints is concerned.

Public Safety committee  They have service standards, but.... I'm going to let Mr. Evans deal with the details there.

Public Safety committee  That's correct.

Public Safety committee  We've offered a considerable amount of advice over the past several years, the bulk of which, I'm pleased to say, has been adopted.

Public Safety committee  Yes, very much so.

Public Safety committee  It's not necessary that it take place in Bill C-42. It could take place by regulation, by ministerial direction, or by the RCMP adopting service standards in terms of dealing with public complaints. All we're saying is, they should be in place.

Public Safety committee  I wouldn't say that we were intimately involved. As an independent agency, it's quite correct that there be some separation. That having been said, on operational matters as to how Bill C-42 would affect the workings of the commission, we were consulted, yes.

Public Safety committee  Frankly, I think what's being done now is quite important. Let me give you an example. We've seen complaints over incidents that took place five, seven, and ten years ago, where records, not unreasonably, haven't been fully maintained. There's no reason that commission funds sho

Public Safety committee  That's a good question. Actually—

Public Safety committee  It's impossible to know what people's motivations are.

Public Safety committee  It's a very dramatic shift, and there are two explanations. I can't tell you which is the more accurate. One can be decreasing confidence in the ability of the RCMP to investigate its own members. The other is that the CPC was a very new organization at that time. I think it's be

Public Safety committee  —it takes us back to the exchange Mr. Scarpaleggia and I were having. I suggest you look at the areas of investigations. They fall into three broad categories. One would be internal discipline, which is clearly a matter for the RCMP commissioner. The second would be criminal or a

Public Safety committee  —for the police force having jurisdiction. The third is public complaints. That's where the commission comes in.

Public Safety committee  It was, but the commission didn't try to revisit the same areas that Mr. Justice Braidwood did in his report. The commission looked at the state of usage of tasers and made certain recommendations, in essence that the RCMP improve its training and adopt appropriate policies. We'