National Defence committee  Yes.

National Defence committee  On average, there are about 250 grievances that reach the final authority level. Most of those grievances are more complex, because they were not able to be resolved at the initial authority level. Some of those grievances have boxes of documentation, and because the final autho

National Defence committee  It is a combination of both, Mr. Bachand. The National Defence Act states that, for some categories of grievances, the chief of the defence staff has the authority to delegate…

National Defence committee  Yes, they are exactly the ones we listed…

National Defence committee  The ones that are referred directly to the board. So anything to do with rank and with release from the Canadian Forces, conflict of interest and harassment, pay and financial benefits and, lastly, anything to do with release for medical or dental reasons.

National Defence committee  They are all referred. When we receive them, the system moves in two ways. When the case is in one of those four categories, they are automatically referred to the Grievance Board. For everything else involved with Canadian Forces leadership, the authority is delegated to me by t

National Defence committee  The National Defence Act stipulates only that cases are referred to the Grievance Board in certain specific categories. This is all set out in the Queen's Regulations and Orders…

National Defence committee  I said the Queen's Regulations and Orders.

National Defence committee  Those are our internal regulations; that is where the details are. It is where you find the four types of grievances that must be referred to the board.