Many of the recommendations in Shifting the Conversation.... If you go back, you'll remember that the report Victims' Rights—A Voice, not a Veto came out with some main themes. This office was created in 2007. That recommendation occurred when the former ombudsman was there.
I had an opportunity to speak to the federal-provincial-territorial committee, which was led by Pam Arnott,of the Policy Centre for Victim Issues. I had an opportunity to present the special report to the heads of victim services. When I spoke to them, I clearly outlined what we would be asking for in our recommendations. I didn't receive any feedback that any changes should be made; I was sharing with them what those recommendations were.
I can also tell you that over the last two years I've had opportunities to speak to victims across this country and to speak to, for example, judges. I've had the opportunity to speak to a large group of judges, crown attorneys, different people in the criminal justice system, victims, victim-serving agencies, and academics. Of course, part of my job mandate is to inform people of the priorities for victims of crime.
I've taken every opportunity to be out there publicly in Canada to speak about Shifting the Conversation and its recommendations. In fact, one of the main reasons we did this was to engage Canadians in a conversation on that. Obviously, we did consult on this report with victims and victim-serving agencies. Specific to the question of what the amount should be, I did not. I discussed the recommendation, as you quite rightly stated, that it would be doubled and made mandatory.