Public Safety committee  Ontario and Quebec have had programs in place for quite some time. They're policy-based. The three prairie provinces were mentioned. They have legislation in place. The other provinces don't have programs. I couldn't speculate as to whether or not they're considering it. At the t

Public Safety committee  Typically, it's a referral by a law enforcement agency at this point. It's not an application process; it's through an investigation. I think the RCMP would be better placed to answer more fully.

Public Safety committee  One of the things we would look at is whether there is a provincial confirmation, probably from an attorney general or a minister of justice, that their program has the capacity to protect information and protectees, and that there's a termination process—a couple of things along