That is the primary problem. As the previous member said, we also have to look at the positives, and there have been some positives. In particular, the mental health strategy started in 2004 by the Correctional Service of Canada has been widely accepted as a good strategy. It certainly doesn't make the psychiatric facilities into ideal places, but it is a logical, systematic approach. It was endorsed by the Sampson committee as well.
The problem is, I think, that there is no hope of that being achieved because of the counter kinds of decisions that are being made and the impact that will have on institutions. We'll never be able to build institutions fast enough to keep up with the growth. That alone, that growth in prison population, will mean that it's almost impossible to deliver on that plan, even though it's a solid plan.
That is the issue. It is the context in which that plan was developed, not the plan itself. I think we've got good ideas, but can we deliver?