Thank you. With regard to the role of the ombudsman and the Victims Bill of Rights, when the government was developing the legislation, she was consulted. She had a number of proposals with respect to the legislation. The government considered those, and Parliament considered them.
With respect to implementation of the Victims Bill of Rights, there is allocated in the budget $8.79 million. Most of that money is going to the provinces, and some as well to police for training, and also to inform Canadians about their rights under the bill of rights.
There's also training with respect to police officers so they understand the Victims Bill of Rights, because quite often the police are a victim's first contact with the justice system. It's important that the justice system actors understand that the Victims Bill of Rights really is a cultural change and that it requires a lot of culture change by the actors—the police, the prosecutors, and judges—with respect to recognizing that Parliament has provided legal rights to victims they have never had before in relation to provisional information, protection, services, etc.
With respect to the Victims Bill of Rights, the ombudsperson will continue to have the mandate to hear complaints from victims and other individuals with respect to any federal government service, such as the RCMP or the Public Prosecution Service, regarding any alleged violation of the Victims Bill of Rights or other concerns.
Her role, then, continues as it was before, but it has increased, of course, because now there's a new piece of legislation that needs to be implemented.