Thank you very much.
I'd like to welcome the members of the Department of Justice. Thank you for all that you do.
As you indicated, Mr. Pentney, there's a long and proud history at the Department of Justice and you are there to support the Government of Canada on its best and worst days. That is a considerable challenge for any department, but I know it's most appreciated.
One of the issues, and you may or may not have the information on this, but I'll just flag it with you.... By the way thank you for your explanation, and I agree with the chair and I think it was important to have that on the record and I think it's appreciated by all the members of the committee. Something that has always been of particular interest to me, which you mentioned in your opening remarks with respect to support for victims and victims of crime, is the child advocacy centres.
My colleague Chris Bittle will know about the child advocacy centre in St. Catharines; it was one of the pioneers, one of the very first ones in Canada.
For those who are unfamiliar with child advocacy centres, they are a one-stop centre to assist children who have been abused and have been the victims of crime. Law enforcement, medical attention, all are brought to the same location to assist children. The Government of Canada has been in the business for a number of years of contributing to that.
Does that continue to be a part of the estimates that you have here, or is it something that might be seen in the main estimates?
Again, I was looking over some of the documentation. It's a little difficult to locate, but I want at least to ask you about that and at least flag it for you. Any information you have on that I think would be appreciated by the committee.