Justice committee  I'll ask Ms. Merriam to answer that question, because she's more involved directly with the federal-provincial-territorial working group than I am.

Justice committee  The amount that has been asked for in the supplementary estimates concerning court-ordered counsel is for federal prosecutions. These are situations in which the judge orders the Attorney General of Canada to provide funding for a particular individual.

Justice committee  It's not an annual request, because we try to negotiate a long-term agreement. We're trying to do that now with this one, with stable funding for five years. I don't have the numbers handy for two years ago, for before the current budget was determined. Whatever they were, as fa

Justice committee  Yes, it will be midway. Well, it will be before midway, actually, so that if we have to make any changes, the changes can take effect at the midway point.

Justice committee  No.

Justice committee  I think it's a fixed amount for five years.

Justice committee  The formula, which I indicated earlier, does take into account what the previous contribution of the federal government was and what the contribution of the provincial government is. So you can have, for example, variations between some provinces. For example, in P.E.I., I think,

Justice committee  Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I don't have any figures with me with respect to crime prevention, because we were requested to come to the committee today to talk about legal aid. There are a number of figures. I don't have them. I know that the minister had them with him on Tuesday

Justice committee  I don't know the reason why the Department of Finance allocated a fixed amount in the budget.

Justice committee  If you like, I have the information now. A colleague has given me the information I had with me on Tuesday when the minister testified. The 2006 budget announced $20 million over two years--$10 million per year--to prevent youth crime. In order to deliver on this commitment, the

Justice committee  I believe budget 2006 covered both years, so budget 2007 did not have to deal with this issue.

Justice committee  That's correct.

Justice committee  That's correct.

Justice committee  That was for 2006-07.

Justice committee  The $112 million is for criminal legal aid in the provinces, and civil legal aid in the territories.