 The Poitras Commission posited that Operation Carcajou was characterized by dysfunctional relationships, clashing egos, and bureaucratic in-fighting with the "Service de police de la Ville de Montréal" only interested in making a power grab, and the RCMP and "Sûreté du Québec" only interested in ensuring that the blame for the continuing biker war fell on the other service.Commander Bouchard joined Operation Carcajou in 1995 and started with raiding businesses controlled by the outlaw bikers, always dressed in his full uniform in order to show he was not afraid of the bikers.Initially Bouchard described Carcajou as an impressively well funded operation with the most modern equipment, but described the "Sûreté du Québec" detectives who were a part of Operation Carcajou as having questionable ethics.