I want to welcome you here today, Mr. Penner. Thank you very much for taking part in these discussions. I was quite impressed with the presentation. I actually got to see the presentation, which brought to my mind what's been repeated in this study continually, and that is continuum of care.
To me it was significant to have been able to see the slides showing that not only can you capture, retain, and track the health treatments and the proposals that have been made by different health officials, and what's worked and hasn't worked, but also to have been able to see that we can track information from places like the correctional service, the police, and other inter-agencies that will be functioning in tandem because they care about the individual suffering from mental illness.
I believe in trying to find solutions to problems. We've heard a number of times here from witnesses that they're still using paper files. Of course, in corrections, it's very difficult to get a paper file from one jurisdiction to another or to track someone effectively and quickly. That's why I believe that electronic records are something that ought to be considered so we can quickly get that information, which might lead to our better serving someone who is suffering from mental illness.
We just heard one of the deputy commissioners indicate that they must do an assessment in the prison system, which can be time-consuming. In your system, I believe that will reduce the time taken, because you're going to have access to previous treatment, what did and didn't work, and the diagnosis, of course, which will obviously help them treat that person more quickly.
Am I assessing your program correctly?