Well, that's a very, very good point, and I think that's the point we're making when we talk about our historic investment of about 7.2% of our health care budget in comparison to others that are doing 13% and 14%. It's a good question.
The judge at least has the option. We know from some of the early data around diversion programs, such as mental health court and drug courts, that it can have a huge impact for individuals but also significant cost savings for Canadians.
I echo what you're saying. Even with the investment of $5 billion over 10 years that the federal government has pledged for mental health, and even with the focus on trying to put as much of that as possible in the community, we're still playing catch-up to putting the basic services and supports in place. While it will be difficult for that judge to find those services, it's still a better place, most often, than a correctional facility.
We can do the math like they did in the U.K. They realized that you will have the money to invest in mental health services, because they talk about having closed down certain jail units and stuff that used to just house people with mental illness because there wasn't a better place for them. It's a very expensive and non-effective alternative.