Yes, there is a.... I'm not completely jaded all the way through to the core. I do have hope. I am hopeful; there are two particular initiatives led by the Department of Justice and the Minister of Justice that I think offer some hope—if rolled out appropriately, of course. One is the strategy on indigenous criminal justice. Another strategy involves Canadians of African descent and the justice system. Both those initiatives are led by the Department of Justice, but it's clear that the Minister of Public Safety has a role to play in them as well.
My fear is always that when something is led by the Department of Justice, it will focus only on what it knows, which is the courts, sentencing, and these kinds of issues, so this year I've recommended in my annual report that corrections becomes a significant part of that overall strategy: Don't forget corrections. It certainly has enough money. There's a lot of stuff you could do to address some of those issues, dealing specifically with, if I had four groups or segments that I think need reforms, indigenous corrections; those who are significantly mentally ill or suicidal, or who chronically self-harm; women; and the aging population, because, in my view, for many of them, there is no reason to keep them in penitentiaries. They are not a threat to society.