Let me turn to the fine option program. It is my understanding, and I stand to be corrected, that there is no fine option program at this point in either Ontario or Newfoundland and Labrador, and that in Manitoba and Alberta, for instance, the entry into the fine option program is only available at the point at which an offender is admitted to jail, and in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick an offender may participate in the fine option program only after having paid the court costs and the surcharge portion of his or her fine. By removing the undue hardship defence from section 737 of the code, provincial and territorial fine option programs may be the only avenues available for low-income Canadians to satisfy their surcharge obligations. As I mentioned, we had this variation in the provinces and the prospective impact with respect to low-income offenders based on their province or territory of residence.
Have all these things been factored into your considerations in this regard?