Status of Women committee  I would only say, as a personal opinion, that with an initiative like this, where the force is trying to improve the systems that are in place, to develop strategies to even prevent the problem before it starts—

Status of Women committee  —leadership is key, and the fact that the commissioner has made this one of his priorities can't but help to move that initiative along.

Status of Women committee  Yes, I would think so.

Status of Women committee  Yes, we do have examples, quite numerous examples, of that.

Status of Women committee  I think that whether or not it is actually possible, that's got to be our target.

Status of Women committee  Okay, very quickly. The momentum is there, and we just have to make sure this momentum carries through to some really positive results.

Status of Women committee  Of course, though it is a bit outside my area of expertise. I listened to the answer given by the people at the RCMP. According to them, harassment training, possibly even mandatory training, is a major component of their initiative. As for the delivery methods, I don't know enou

Status of Women committee  No, I can't give you an answer because we see so few sexual harassment cases. I don't have an answer for you. In more general terms, I can say that harassment grievance cases usually take longer than others because of the complexity of the facts. Often, the points raised are als

Status of Women committee  I will ask Mr. Paradiso to take that.

Status of Women committee  Under the current system, our role is to submit recommendations to the commissioner. However, the RCMP External Review Committee's history has shown us that our recommendations have the potential to influence the way the RCMP approaches certain issues. That is something we have o

Status of Women committee  I think any change that will promote or assist parties to find a resolution at the earliest possible stage will be extremely helpful and will definitely increase the confidence level for the people who might be thinking of using it.

Status of Women committee  To use harassment grievances as an example, the recommendation could be from the ERC that.... First of all, the grievance could have been presented either by the person who made the complaint at the outset, where the finding was that the allegation of harassment was not establi

Status of Women committee  I am a Governor in Council appointment. There was a selection process. The post was advertised. I was interviewed. Actually, in my first appointment, I also appeared before a parliamentary committee after it was recommended that I be appointed.

Status of Women committee  The policy of the Treasury Board Secretariat includes certain processes. The parties can access a type of mediation mechanism. That is an informal resolution measure. Throughout a process like that, I would say, in harassment cases, it is always preferable for the parties to have

Status of Women committee  They were both. We don't always agree with the decision that was made at the first level, if that's what I understand you're referring to.