Mr. Chair, I had the opportunity on Sunday to visit with the three men for over two hours. I also spoke to the administration of the facility. The men have lost anywhere between 25% to 35% of their weight. They're in bad shape. The men are only drinking water and orange juice. I was very distraught when I heard the minister say they had chocolates. There are about 10 chocolate bars that are not in the fridge, they're in the cupboard, and these are for the children of the families when they visit. The men had four bottles of water--and let's put this on the record--and two canisters of orange juice. This is the only thing they're adhering to. It comes from the administration. This is something that is supplied through their canteen.
Although Mr. Siksay's motion goes to addressing the fundamental issues that we need to do, I think we need to make sure that their concerns are answered immediately. We all know how bureaucracy works, and when you put a motion in or a motion is struck...the correctional investigator goes and investigates, goes and looks. There's a certain protocol; there's a memorandum of understanding between the holding centre and the facility. He has to go beyond that and there have to be certain protocols set out.
In order to make sure that their needs are addressed immediately, I'd like to, if I can at this point, make two--