Mr. Speaker, last week we asked the justice minister the same question. Of course the solicitor general responded by saying he would get back to us. He has not got back to us with the information. At that time we were quite specific on what we were referring to.
I will ask the justice minister about the alternative measures program. The program as defined under Bills C-37 and C-41 will place a tremendous financial challenge on the provinces which are tasked with the administration of the program. What financial agreements if any has the justice minister devised in co-operation with the provinces, or is he just going to ignore the cost of this legislation to the provinces and force this legislation on them together with the financial requirement?