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Public Safety committee It's probably not the case for all of them, but for some of them, for sure. I think the more serious ones usually are more easily identified. But the women who spoke to me might speak to someone else now, too. They may be less scared than they were a while ago.
December 2nd, 2020Committee meeting
Michel Bastarache
Public Safety committee I think there has to be reform in management. You have to start by establishing a career plan for each individual. You also have to show them how to aspire to management. To manage, you have to have values and genuinely be able to communicate with the people who report to you so
December 2nd, 2020Committee meeting
Michel Bastarache
Public Safety committee I do not know enough about the minister's duties or the way his office is organized. I think the government has to get far more involved in the reform that must be done. You may not want to dismantle the RCMP and create three organizations instead of one, but it's possible to sp
December 2nd, 2020Committee meeting
Michel Bastarache
Public Safety committee It would be better for candidates to have university training than a high school diploma.
December 2nd, 2020Committee meeting
Michel Bastarache
Public Safety committee The fact that this did happen created a total loss of confidence in the administration in the sense that it was supervising and supposed to provide a safe workplace for these women.
December 2nd, 2020Committee meeting
Michel Bastarache
Public Safety committee Oh, yes, and some of the women asked me whether I could do something, but I said that when it's criminal conduct, it's for the victim to do that. I said, look, you participated in this process, but you can still lay a criminal charge. They said that even if they did, even if they
December 2nd, 2020Committee meeting
Michel Bastarache
Public Safety committee This is why it's written this way. I think there has to be some action taken right now and some action of consequence. I'm happy that the commissioner has committed to doing these things. She just has to create some kind of way to get the good people in the RCMP behind her.
December 2nd, 2020Committee meeting
Michel Bastarache
Public Safety committee I've been told that the government and ministers responsible are only interested in financial issues. They want to know how much it costs, what the financial needs are and whether the problems are associated with underfunding. We can talk about money if necessary, but based on w
December 2nd, 2020Committee meeting
Michel Bastarache
December 2nd, 2020Committee meeting
Michel Bastarache
Public Safety committee Not by me, but some of them have been identified by the women who were assaulted and, in a few cases, by men who were witnesses.
December 2nd, 2020Committee meeting
Michel Bastarache
Public Safety committee The real problem is that the women are not confident that it can be done, because there have been 15 reports before, and every time the RCMP said they accepted the recommendations. They did make some changes, but they were mostly policy changes and organizational changes while wh
December 2nd, 2020Committee meeting
Michel Bastarache
Public Safety committee Yes, I do. I think they have to be. I never saw the report. I asked for it, because how do you want me to have an idea as to whether these people know what's going on and are willing to put some pressure on the administration to resolve the issues? Why do we have an advisory boa
December 2nd, 2020Committee meeting
Michel Bastarache
Public Safety committee Right now, there are a couple of grievance processes. One of them is specifically for sexual harassment, and this is the new approach. The other one, of course, is to use the code of conduct and have an inquiry under the code of conduct, but what happens is that they're officers
December 2nd, 2020Committee meeting
Michel Bastarache
Public Safety committee Yes, absolutely.
December 2nd, 2020Committee meeting
Michel Bastarache
Public Safety committee Well, you can design the committee to be formed by people from other police forces or other regions, or by people who are not RCMP but have some experience with policing. Basically, those people would have the power to investigate. I think they should also be able to start invest
December 2nd, 2020Committee meeting
Michel Bastarache