Justice committee  I understand the—

Justice committee  Let me start and then others can pick up. It's obviously the way we've expressed it. As an example, we're here before you seeking approval for $630 million, and we're seeking approval in addition for net vote authority of $296 million. I have lawyers on salary today who have fa

Justice committee  —whether departments will have the resources.... We're pretty sure many of them will have the need. The question is whether they will have the resources to pay at current levels or whether we have to start adjusting, looking forward. Concerning the provinces, the question is whet

Justice committee  No, I very much appreciate that—

Justice committee  No, as it is expressed as a percentage, I believe it would be a percentage, but I will undertake to confirm.

Justice committee  We can provide that information. Sitting before you, I don't either. We can provide it, Mr. Chairman.

Justice committee  Thank you for your question. Ms. Merriam will provide you with the details on this.

Justice committee  For now, we have a victims fund and programs that support other activities, including youth centres. Clearly, if Parliament passes the victims bill of rights, the already existing funding will be used to support the application of this bill. We have also looked at other needs an

Justice committee  It means that we would aim to have Canada ranked among the top 10 nations in the world in terms of this. It certainly in no way represents, in a sense, an end goal or a desired state, but it does represent a realistic assessment of what we think, within the resources, within the

Justice committee  That's a question that I will have to get back to you on, unless it's—

Justice committee  I will, absolutely.

Justice committee  I think it's fair to say that perceptions about the effectiveness and efficiency of the criminal justice system are formed by a variety of factors, starting with one's general underlying trust of one's neighbour; second, the kind of perception formed from local coverage of what's

Justice committee  Well, six out of 10.... We would hope that 100% of Canadians would have 100% confidence. People who are accused of a crime, people who are victims of crime, crimes that aren't solved, people who perceive that crime is high in their neighbourhood, people who perceive there is wr

Justice committee  Yes.

Justice committee  Thank you for the question, Mr. Chairman. It's a very good question. I sit before you with a giant binder that wasn't typed and photocopied. It was input into a system, other documents were reformatted, and then it was printed. If you or I go back to our office and look at an ex