Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  No, it's not part of the terms we're seeking.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  We haven't set that up specifically. If it's the wish of the committee, we could certainly look at that. In the meantime, I would suggest you give my office a call.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  We are putting a focus on this now. Having gone through the first round of the common experience payments, we are now devoting resources for research to the second and third stages. I hope we will see an increase in the speed at which we're dealing with reconsiderations. I would add that if there is somebody in particular who you feel needs to have a quick resolution to their claim because of the state of their health or their age, you could certainly let me know that.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  You could indeed contact me directly.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  We do try to aim towards a 60-day turnaround on reconsideration. Then if there's further information that the claimant needs to provide us, there are 100 days for that.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  It has well exceeded that already.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Perhaps you could, as I said, pass me the list.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  We do have one here with us that we could leave with the committee. It's the original list. We could also provide one that's been updated to reflect the additional two. The information is on the Internet as well.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  The list on the website has been updated as far as November 14, 2008. When we go back, we'll make sure it's up to date today.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Yes, they are. We do have a lot of research that was actually done before the government entered into the agreement. There is a lot of research available on a large number of schools. We can go through that. We discuss carefully and apply the two-part test before we take the decisions.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Yes, the appeal for a school could come from the claimant themselves, who could go to the court, or else the national administrative committee could take the case and go to court.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  The agreement is the other way around. It specifically includes people who stayed at residential schools, who boarded at the schools. The common experience payment goes to the people who were really taken from their families, who couldn't go home in the evening and as a result suffered greatly.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I'll ask Mr. Vickery if he can assist with this question.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Again, they can make an appeal to the national administration committee, which does include representatives of survivors in the churches. That issue could be discussed there.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  By the middle of January we'd received 9,361 claims. The number of decisions rendered is 1,503. So far, sir, if you're interested, the compensation awarded is about $94 million.