Public Safety committee  We are talking about 1 billion dollars per year.

Public Safety committee  It is due to the higher number of incarcerated offenders in provincial jails. The flow is 10 times greater, excluding people on remand. It really is relative to the number of people. In general, the system will expand. That is why the impact on the provinces and territories will

Government Operations committee  We still haven't received the data from September 30. There is a delay.

Government Operations committee  It usually takes 90 days, but in the case of the report we published this morning, it was five months. There is a delay. However, a member had requested some information that was a little more specific about projects that won't be completed before December 31. He wanted informat

Government Operations committee  Yes, the total amount with contributions from all levels of government, was $10 billion. That's almost $4 billion from [Editor's Note: inaudible].

Finance committee  We're actually trying to get the report out. Usually, once we receive it from the department, we're able to produce it in about 10 days.

Government Operations committee  When we look at the annual appropriation relative to the inmate population, one of the things we note is that if you look at the proportion of the labour force relative to inmate count, you're looking at a one-to-one relationship. If you consider that those costs are largely huma

Government Operations committee  The information we had available to us was what was available in the RPP documents from the department.

Government Operations committee  The idea behind our approach was not to comment on crime rates, but simply to recognize the data based on Quebec's status quo and to use our model to work out the costs at the federal and provincial levels.

Finance committee  When we began our study, we initiated discussions with several provinces. At that time, only a few data from two provinces were available. If members of the committee still want additional information while examining the bill, we can continue our work and analyze data from other

Finance committee  The cost can vary from $5 million to—

Finance committee  Yes, it can go up to $53 million.

Finance committee  This is correct.

Finance committee  Mr. Bellavance, I just want to add that, as analysts, we need at least four things in order to assess costs. We have to determine who is entitled to claim this credit, whether it is transferable, who will benefit and whether or not it is refundable. This is the minimum we have to

Finance committee  I may just add, Mr. McKay, that we're also speaking specifically about plans terminated due to financial distress, not simply about the volatility of a plan's ability in a given year to meets its obligations. That was our understanding of the policy intent of the bill.