The very concept of self policing by organisations of any sort will never be acceptable to the general public.

The authority to do so renders the outcome suspect, self-serving and meaningless.

All oversight mechanisms must be conducted be a 3rd party.

No-one should be exempt from this,  not politicians, licensing authorities, law enforcement, the military, labour or professionals organisations.

The Mount Polley  disaster is a prime example of what can happen without oversight and legal liabilities. We must learn from examples like this, especially with projects like the  Site C dam, and John Hart expansion project here on the island, currently under construction.

Click the link below to see how Quebec has just dealt with this issue regarding engineers.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/quebec-engineers-regulate-themselves-1.3667466