So it always has a positive effect.
Should the office be given a little more power?
With respect to the way things work now, as I understand it, you are relatively content to have the power to make recommendations only. Because you visit facilities, there could be a lot of issues not raised in your report specifically because they are resolved directly with those running the institutions. Some things move forward without the need for Correctional Service Canada to intervene.
I take it that's a very good thing. I thank you for that.
You addressed the issue of dry cells. By the way, do the French terms “cellules sèches” and “cellules nues” both refer to dry cells or are they two completely different things?