Justice committee  Since Ms. Roussel managed that project for us, I will ask her to answer that question.

Justice committee  Yes.

Justice committee  No, I don't have the precise figures with me. I can tell you what we spend on average per year.

Justice committee  It's about $3 million to $4 million.

Justice committee  I don't have that breakdown with me today. I'm sorry.

Justice committee  In respect to investigations, we don't, as you know, conduct or direct the investigations. That's the responsibility of the police. I'm unable to speak to investigations that are ongoing. We'll only advise on investigations when requested by the police. In terms of numbers of people who've received a recognizance with conditions, to date there have been none.

Justice committee  The peace bond has been the vehicle that's been used.

Justice committee  They are, and we do put our most senior counsel on those prosecutions. They often take more than one counsel to conduct the prosecution, given the disclosure problems that could arise and the motions that might arise.

Justice committee  In some cases it has levelled off in that area, and if anything, we're seeing in certain areas like simple possession, a slight downward trend in those types of cases. As I said, they do form a major part of our activity, but they've gone down to about 400 cases for simple possession in the course of the year.

Justice committee  All the in-house are in there, yes.

Justice committee  Increasing more than others...? No. There are some drugs that cause more concern than others. Drugs like heroin and fentanyl are drugs that are causing concern in communities and they're causing concern for the investigative agencies and for prosecutors.

Justice committee  That program, as the title indicates, covers three areas. The drug prosecutions form the majority of our prosecutions across the country. We are responsible for the drug prosecutions in every jurisdiction, except in Quebec where the charges laid by the Sûreté du Québec or the Montreal police force are prosecuted by the Province of Quebec prosecution service, and in New Brunswick, where the charges laid by municipal police forces are prosecuted by the province.

Justice committee  There is still a way for the situation to be improved, but we think we have enough resources to fulfill our mandate.

Justice committee  Yes, all across Canada, including Calgary. Both junior lawyers and experienced lawyers are helping us to fulfill our mandate. Up to now, there has never been a case we have had to withdraw from because of a lack of resources.

Justice committee  We are aware of the potential risks. It is identified as a risk in our plans and priorities.