Yes. Boy, those are two really big questions.
The one that's not within my mandate is the one I'll answer first, which is about the off-ramps out of the criminal justice system. When there is an accused or a suspect who clearly is dealing with mental health issues, there's a variety of strategies. There are actually some great practices across the country where, either because of police interventions or community mental health interventions, these people are provided alternatives instead of being prosecuted. The most expensive way for somebody to gain mental health services is through court, and then you often have the added stigma and burden of a criminal record on top of whatever your health issues are.
So yes, we need to do more of that. Clearly, we need to stop criminalizing behaviour that's a result of mental illness. We've increasingly done that, and the result is as you say: the statistics demonstrate what the result has been. We need more of that, more stemming the flow, and it also means that we have to be serious about bail reform, different strategies in first appearance courts, more mental health courts, and supports all the way throughout the process as well.
When somebody is sentenced and gets a federal sentence, they go into the Correctional Service of Canada. If they are profoundly mentally ill and diagnosed with a significant mental illness, they may find their way into a treatment bed in one of the treatment centres operated by the Correctional Service of Canada. Unfortunately, that capacity nowhere near meets the demand.