If it were a really important issue to people, I think it could be given a much higher priority. The RCMP had some good training a few years ago from Ottawa and from Manitoba. They were even training judges at one point, but that's all finished now. I've looked at this for a long time, and it seems to be going.... That's my conclusion.
You asked about diagnostic centres, too. In Ontario, there are diagnostic teams around the province, and there is a provincial website that gives them all. Even at CHEO, the genetics department will diagnose adults. There are a lot of concerns about the inability to get diagnoses for adults, and they have to pay large amounts of money in many provinces, including B.C. CHEO will diagnose adults, but if there is no information on the mother's drinking, then you don't get it.
Another concern with diagnosis is the lack of funding for psychologists. To get a diagnosis, you need a psychological assessment, and that's not covered by the medical. That's really a problem. That is one of the key problems with that.
You asked me about all the recommendations, so I'm kind of rushing along. As far as the case managers are concerned, that's really what we need. In B.C. they have FASD key workers who can actually act as case managers, but there is nothing like that here. That is why we come down, because that's the reality. A person who is really at risk for the justice system needs a case manager. Struggling families need a case manager, someone to help them navigate the system to get on with things.
Have I answered your questions?