Public Safety committee  Entering into the witness protection program offers no one any more protections against any breaches of law.

Public Safety committee  At that point, it would be more a discussion to have with the Correctional Service of Canada.

Public Safety committee  During the process for admission into the program, the risk assessment is done, and the consultation with the family would be included, and—I continually refer back to this—it's the psychological assessment and the case management plans that are done to ensure the success of the

Public Safety committee  I didn't get the question. I'm not hearing.... I apologize.

Public Safety committee  The introduction of the psychologists is relatively new to the program. As we do with all our programs, we continually reassess. As people enter the program, we look at it as the unit entering the program. You are absolutely correct; it could be one of the parents who is the prim

Public Safety committee  The program in British Columbia is an integrated program. The act provides for emergency measures if it is a short term, and they could certainly enter the federal program if the requirements are met.

Public Safety committee  It's an integrated program.

Public Safety committee  Yes.

Public Safety committee  I can ask my counterpart here who deals with that agency more regularly.

Public Safety committee  If there's entry into the federal witness protection program, there would be cost-recovery sought, but not for the salary dollars of the federal employees who are working within the program.

Public Safety committee  The direct costs associated with the protection of the witness.

Public Safety committee  No. Within the new legislation we're looking to the provinces to designate, and we will help work with them and train those people designated to even further streamline the process of obtaining the federal documents. But we will continue to work with our provincial partners, abso

Public Safety committee  I think in the example we use, if you are looking at a family of four for a year, it's roughly $60,000.

Public Safety committee  I haven't experienced that frustration personally. I could perhaps understand that, but what is done very well in the witness protection program is that we explain the step-by-step process to the protectees who are entering the program. It's explained to them that if there is a d

Public Safety committee  Yes, it's part of the planned enhancement to the program. We've already started some of the independent research that we were looking for, so yes.