As I understand it, in a new institution such as the one in Sept-Îles, which is located 1,000 kilometres from Montreal, normally, there are no problems because it is a new facility and the ratio of correctional officers to inmates is appropriate.
Moving right along, the amount of overtime mentioned here is enormous. I just want to be sure that these are not really false savings, in the case of institutions that are full to capacity, where, as you mentioned wings have been closed and the situation is more conducive to riots breaking out. As I understand it, aboriginals also have special needs which must often be taken into consideration. This could also explain the overtime. When problems with overtime are mentioned, this also brings to light some major concerns regarding the Auditor General's report. I'm not sure if we have truly examined every aspect of the situation. We have not looked at the problem from the standpoint of each individual facility.
Lastly, individual institutions do their own purchasing of products. I can see them buying clothing, but as far as food products are concerned, I'm not sure that shipping twenty-six hams from British Columbia to Sept-Îles is the most cost-effective way of doing business. I would imagine that institutions focus on doing their purchasing at the local level.