Recently, Mr. Justice MacDonell of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice struck down s. 96 of the RCMP Act regulations which creates the management controlled Division Rep system. He found the section and the program mandated by it to violate members rights of freedom of association pursuant to s. 4(d) of the Charter and gave government 18 months to get things right which means giving RCMP members the same right of choice of independent employee representation as all other police officers in Canada enjoy. This appears to be the best way to ensure external accountability for the RCMP by guaranteeing its independent existence internally.