I appreciate that you're asking me a question with respect to public safety, but in terms of the component and my particular interest and the interest of the Department of Justice, we have administered and continue to support the aboriginal justice strategy. This is coordinated by the Department of Justice, and it works in conjunction with a wide range of other levels of government and aboriginal groups to reduce the rates of victimization, crime, and incarceration among aboriginal people.
It's one of the programs, quite frankly, that I was quite impressed with when I became justice minister, the idea of getting and supporting those individuals who obviously don't want to be incarcerated and want to have an alternative. I was very pleased with that.
In addition, it goes in conjunction with the Department of Justice aboriginal court worker program, to make sure that people who get involved with the criminal justice system are aware of their rights and aware of the help they may be able to get. I mean, a number of programs are administered at the Department of Justice, but I think they work in establishing connections, sensitivity, and making sure that every effort is made to assist those individuals who have unfortunately come in contact with the law.
Again, I have been impressed with the programs. These are over and above the initiatives, announced in the last budget, with respect to missing and murdered aboriginal people. Those programs continue. I think they've had a great success rate.