Let's take a very simple situation. A young individual with a family has developed an addiction problem, for whatever reason, and he has started stealing from his employer. He's going to be charged with theft. He may or may not make bail. Let's say he makes bail. His mental health will deteriorate. His family circumstances will deteriorate. His marriage will deteriorate. What may flow from that may be some domestic conflict, and then we have the family court involved. The Ministry of Children and Youth Services will become involved.
What we need to do is look at this as a holistic unit where one of the individuals has some problems, but we need to help the whole unit. The health ministry needs to be involved. The Ministry of Children needs to be involved. The criminal justice system needs to be involved.
You've talked about what role the federal government can play. They have tremendous moral suasion, I would say, over the provinces. They transfer an enormous amount of money to the provinces. I would strongly suggest that, as a precondition to receiving some of those transfer payments, we establish national standards for legal aid and for transfer payments on health, because the criminal justice system and the health system are intimately linked.