Thank you, Mr. Chair, and thank you to the witnesses.
I'll start with one of the areas Mr. Sampson really spent a lot of time on that is deeply concerning to me because it deals with two issues. One, you mention the fact that four out of five inmates who come into correctional facilities have substance abuse problems. Clearly, those are problems that don't simply go away through trying to deny drugs coming into the facility. That's laudable, but I'll come back to that point.
The problem I have is that the correctional investigator indicated that in many cases there are individuals serving their sentences and in that entire period of time they never have access to any program. And programming is key to reducing recidivism, yet it seems right now that we're not even meeting the statutory obligation to provide programs to these inmates to make sure they're getting the skills and help they need to be able to reintegrate into society.
I'm wondering if you could respond to those comments by the correctional investigator and give your perspective on where we are on the delivery of programs right now.