Public Safety committee  No.

Public Safety committee  Cost is a consideration in any investigation you're going to undertake. If the witness protection program is envisioned there, it's certainly something whoever is undertaking an investigation has to consider.

Public Safety committee  The 180 days is the ability to afford us emergency measures to be able to ensure that the witness is in an area where the witness is protected. We can do the necessary assessments if we have to obtain a secure name change and we are able to put them into a stream where we're assu

Public Safety committee  In the program, it's probably....

Public Safety committee  We've spoken here this morning to an extent about the program being protectee-focused. Some of it would be legal assistance, as they make a decision about entering the program. Certainly we provide psychological assessment and a case management plan. And then, you're absolutely c

Public Safety committee  That's correct.

Public Safety committee  Last year, I think it was about 30, so it's probably a third.

Public Safety committee  Ultimately it would be my sign-off, but there are a lot of processes before it would reach my desk. The potential protectee could decide not to, the assessments could evaluate that the person is not suitable to enter the program, for a multitude of reasons—it could be a dependenc

Public Safety committee  No.

Public Safety committee  Absolutely.

Public Safety committee  As I said, that's an estimate. Everything would vary, but that would be for one year.

Public Safety committee  That's correct.

Public Safety committee  We recommend that they seek independent legal advice as they enter the program, because it's an agreement they're entering, so that they have the appropriate advice.

Public Safety committee  There's a continual risk assessment done. You're correct, if we're undertaking an investigation and we recognize that one of our witnesses is at risk, we absolutely would approach that witness and ensure that the proper protection is afforded.

Public Safety committee  The most important thing is that the emergency measures implementation period is now going from 90 to 180 days. That's how quickly it can be done now. If one thinks that a witness is in danger, he can benefit from the emergency measures outlined in the program. One hundred and e