Finance committee  Just before my colleague jumps in and answers your question, sir, all the data that Ms. Vermaeten is quoting is found in the Chief Actuary's 9th report that was tabled in Parliament. We refer to working-aged Canadians in that report.

Finance committee  Go ahead.

Finance committee  We know that the social safety net will be there, and we know that the labour participation of Canadians—

Finance committee  My name is Dominique La Salle— I am Director General of Seniors and Pensions at HRSD. —at HRSDC. We are honoured to be with you this evening. I am here with some colleagues, Nathalie Martel, who is Director of Old Age Security Policy, Ms. Annette Vermaeten, who is the direct

Human Resources committee  We have a policy of administrative error or bad advice--well, it's not “bad advice”, it's something else—where we pay, yes.

Human Resources committee  In the case of administrative error or erroneous advice, there's no limit.

Human Resources committee  That's right.

Human Resources committee  Yes, it would. That would be acceptable. That is our interpretation of it. It just puts it in words.

Human Resources committee  The amendment requires the authorization of the individual, but Clause 11 allows for a direct exchange of information in relation to the implementation of this bill. It does not require the authorization of the detainee to be informed of the date of that person's release. This is

Human Resources committee  I don't know, sir. Presumably, if one has been an inmate for a long period of time, there may not be a bank account, and they go and establish one. There are services available where one can cash a cheque quite quickly. But I'm in no position to....

Human Resources committee  We will issue a payment when we have a confirmation that the inmate has actually been released. The projected date, eventual date, anticipated date, and so on, are irrelevant from the point of view of issuing a cheque. We will wait to know that the inmate has actually left the pr

Human Resources committee  That's right. They don't need that information to do their Correctional Service business. There's a risk of mixed information, of error. We like to deal with the person directly.

Human Resources committee  Exactly. And there's back and forth. We check and so on and so forth.

Human Resources committee  I think that's partly the case. We have to be in touch with the inmate to establish all the personal details.

Human Resources committee  I cannot say a whole lot. I will say this. I also read the record and what Mr. Head said, and I think Correctional Services, before an inmate is released, has a plan. The plan would be a halfway house or parole, and so on, and for a period of time they stay in contact. He also s