Public Safety committee  I think I can meet whoever I want, whenever I want. I think the practice is one in respect of parliamentarians or senators. If they want to meet with me, I advise the department and the minister's office and give them an opportunity to engage with their fellow parliamentarians to

Public Safety committee  I think your emphasis on the word “route” is taken from an e-mail I wrote to the good senator. Just because I used the word “route” doesn't mean they have to route their request. I was trying to say, “Why don't you go and talk to your colleague, and then we'll reassess.”

Public Safety committee  Well, you know, I don't know. I don't think so. I know the minister expressed some issue of fairness. I don't know what Senator Kenny—

Public Safety committee  Am I waiting for him to tell me that?

Public Safety committee  I'd just as soon not meet with Senator Kenny, to be honest with you.

Public Safety committee  No, I know that. I've met with Senator Kenny before.

Public Safety committee  Okay. Well, here's what I can tell you. Of course, I was appointed in late November. The report showed up in my office on, I think, December 14. I think I signed a covering letter to it on December 15, and it was hand-carried to the Department of Public Safety on December 16. S

Public Safety committee  I think I held up my end pretty well there.

Public Safety committee  Thank you, again, for that question. I can tell you that I recently brought along a corps sergeant major to be by my side, and that individual's responsibility is the deportment, in the broadest sense, of all our officers and NCOs. I've also reinvigorated our divisions, so that

Public Safety committee  Yes, we do. Many detachments and units have an advisory group of employees, who get together and inform the detachment commander or the officer in charge of that particular unit. In fact in the federal context, I know that here at headquarters in our national security area, Assis

Public Safety committee  I don't know if I have them between.... I have them per division, and somewhere in this pile here is a separation between gender. But I'll say this. There's a fair representation in each category of women complaining against women, women complaining against men, men complaining a

Public Safety committee  Yes.

Public Safety committee  Thank you for that question. That's what I've been engaged in over the last several weeks, since my appointment, frankly, when I can find the time. For example, last week I was in eastern Canada and I had occasion to get out with some of our officers and do a quick traffic enfor

Public Safety committee  No.

Public Safety committee  I don't know what the minister's office or the department has said. The bottom line is that I don't think I need anybody's approval to meet anybody.