Mr. Drew Harris:

A divisional officer is a chief superintendent. Under the present regulations, those officers examine, on a case-by-case basis, the actions of individual members and assess them to ascertain whether there is a disciplinary case to answer. If so, they assess the severity. The examination may indicate other individuals, of whatever rank, who may have a case to answer. We are certainly not excluding this possibility. It certainly must happen in terms of making sure this is a fair and open process.

Some members have retired so the figure we are looking at is a little lower than 3,400. We are, however, looking at a large number. The process is under way but it will take some time. I imagine the more minor issues can be dealt with quickly but the more substantial ones can take months to resolve in our present process.