In my presentation, I think I made the suggestion, but I don't know how far that would go. It is very difficult, this being a federal piece of legislation, to have all provinces on side in relation to the possibility of providing an annual report on where this money is going.
I believe one of the witnesses mentioned that $2 million from this fund that is set up for victims is going to the Rick Hansen fund, which has nothing to do with crime victims. It's very difficult for us, as a victim organization, to try to downplay whatever services there are. However, I feel very, very strongly, and protective, as a long-time victims' advocate who was involved in this legislation from the get-go, that there is no transparency in how this money is being spent. I think the bill is a good step in the right direction to being able to continue providing victim services; however, I believe there has to be more transparency by the provinces.