Justice committee  I don't think it would be feasible, practical, or possible to have a psychiatrist come in. I think it would be ideal, but no—

Justice committee  That is the wording I was going back to try to find, because I think it was what led to my understanding. I don't think it's as broad; it's where we're able to, because we're dealing with a human being and can only gather as much information as they allow us to have access to.

Justice committee  Exactly—whether or not they're 23, if they say they're 23, or....

Justice committee  That's a good question.

Justice committee  Yes.

Justice committee  Yes. That could be a recommended condition. We include those at the end of our pre-sentence report. We may note any behaviours or concerns that we have, or maybe that family members, etc., have, and then we can request that in the body of the report.

Justice committee  Yes.

Justice committee  I reached out to our assistant deputy minister's office to request it, because for us to speak about policy.... The role of our association is to speak about how we do our job and how various legislation impacts upon the way we do our job. They had advised that they had spoken ab

Justice committee  Absolutely.

Justice committee  My interpretation of it wasn't quite like that. We already look at several different avenues to identify it. The bill, as I read it, is not indicating that a client must be assessed and a diagnosis, if the condition exists, be made. What the bill is suggesting is that we as proba

Justice committee  Obviously, our role isn't to assess any mental health issues. We're not qualified to do that. In the past, because we are educated and have knowledge about mental health issues in general, is we have noted certain characteristics or behaviours that the client displays, whether or

Justice committee  Not completely. My understanding—and I could be wrong—is that the legislation would compel us to gather the information that the client is providing. If the client is saying they don't have any mental health issues, and we have no sources to confirm that there are mental health i

Justice committee  Those reports are the responsibility of the courts to request. We don't request psychiatric or psychological reports. What we can do is work with the client to facilitate them accessing, whether or it be the Canadian Mental Health Association or some other community resource that

Justice committee  I don't have the knowledge to know exactly how that would work, but it would be nice to see some sort of connection between the two. Whether or not that would be at a provincial level, between my ministry and the Ministry of Health, or if there is come connection federally down t

Justice committee  Absolutely.