Thank you for the question. I will answer it on behalf of the Correctional Service of Canada.
The Restorative Opportunities program has been in existence for 20 years. It is a very successful program and one that we believe in very much.
It is a voluntary program, meaning that victims and the offenders who have harmed them must want to participate. We really take the time to design a mediation plan that meets everyone's needs and goals. It can be a very powerful mechanism. We never turned anyone away who expressed a desire to participate in the program. We do a lot of work in this regard federally, provincially and territorially.