Thank you, Madam Speaker. There are a number of programs that are available to inmates in the institutions that we have. At the institution level there are programs available. Some of them are alcohol related, such as the program of Alcoholics Anonymous which is available to all inmates. There is an alcohol awareness program that is run by the Tree of Peace on an in-house basis. For those who are given leave to attend the Salvation Army program, they have an alcohol treatment program, as well.

On a professional basis, there is a psychologist who is available to do counselling on a one-on-one basis, as well as a program called an emotions at home program that is available for inmates to help them deal with the difficulties that they have, and to help them deal with trying to figure out why they act, feel and think the way they do. Specifically, in this case, in sexually abusing other people, especially children, there are none specifically for offenders who are considered mentally ill in the sense that they are labelled as paedophiles. That is, those people who are chronically in need of having to deal with and have sexual contact with children. With those, we have no specific programs. They are considered extremely difficult to deal with and to treat. Thank you.

Madam Speaker, there is nothing conclusive to report to the Members at this time, but we are looking at, as a council of Justice Ministers, ways to protect the public by alerting them that certain offenders are about to be released. There is some discussion going on at this time. We are looking at the question of how we can protect the public and whether it is in the public interest to make the release of certain dangerous offenders public and, if so, how it serves the public to do that and the best way to do that.

In fact, there's also discussion about whether certain people should ever be released at all, since they are considered untreatable and will be, for the remainder of their life, a possible high extreme risk to the public. Thank you.