Status of Women committee  Actually, we are in the process of providing a one-pager on what SOREM does, the mandate and the membership. This is going to be sent to the committee members by next Tuesday.

Status of Women committee  We have not yet signed any agreements, but we are working closely not only with our federal partners, but also with our provincial and territorial partners. Since Indigenous Services Canada is responsible for the red dress alert, we are working closely with our colleagues in that department to see how we can move this project forward and put it in place.

Status of Women committee  SOREM is the senior officials responsible for emergency management, and the members are representatives from provincial and territorial jurisdictions. They are all responsible—most of them—for emergency management. What we are discussing through SOREM is a conversation that we have been leading around the national public alert system.

Status of Women committee  We have been having conversations with our colleagues, with CIRNAC, on this issue for a long time. Public Safety's responsibility is related to—

Status of Women committee  I don't have an exact date, but what I would say is that since the work started on this issue, we have been working with our colleagues at CIRNAC. What we are providing, from the Public Safety perspective, is the technical support. We are not the lead.

Status of Women committee  I think this is a question that we need to really work on with ISED. This is not under the Public Safety responsibility. I'm afraid to say that. I hear your point. The timelines are so critical. Let us take this one back, and we'll follow up on that.

Status of Women committee  Yes.

Status of Women committee  Thank you for the question. It's going to be an awkward response, because I'm responsible for emergency management. When we're talking about policing, it is under another umbrella within Public Safety, and unfortunately they are not part of this table at this stage. I hear your point.

Status of Women committee  Unfortunately, I am unable to give you a timeline on how long it will take to implement this because it will need a lot of engagement with the provincial and territorial organizations.

Status of Women committee  I will not describe it as “ready to go”. It depends on which type and what the details and technical elements that need to be implemented are, because the infrastructure that we have in place right now is not general infrastructure that could be used for any type of alert. Please add to this, Arjun, if you have any details on that.

Status of Women committee  There is infrastructure in place for the weather alert. I'm afraid to say whether the same infrastructure would be used for the red dress alert. I am not in a position to say that the same infrastructure would be used for this kind or type of alert, unfortunately. We can take that back, dig into it and provide a written response, but I cannot respond to the critical timeline or confirm that there is infrastructure in place for that.

Status of Women committee  I'm really sorry. That is something we should always do.

Status of Women committee  I said SOREM. It's the senior officials.

Status of Women committee  Yes, I'm sorry. Give me two seconds so I can check.

Status of Women committee  The “S” in SOREM is for “senior”. It's the senior official representatives. I'm so sorry. I thought I said it at the beginning.