Mr. Chairman, we are fully in concert with the Standing Committee on Finance recommendations and also their explanation. We had thought that we were in concert in getting that assistance to victims of crime. At the beginning of page 28, the Standing Committee on Finance said, "Yet the responsibility for handling victims' assistance is with the Department of Justice. The committee urges the Minister to discuss this issue with the Minister of Health and Social Services. Committee Members feel it would be more appropriate for Justice to retain responsibilities for offenders in and out of jail and for Social Services to take over the task of assisting victims of crime."
Mr. Chairman, we've had that discussion and it was previously on the agenda. We feel that because the social workers under the Department of Social Services will no longer have much of their time taken up on tasks that have been turned over to the Department of Education, we would be able to offer training and support to go along with the recommendation of the Standing Committee on Finance. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.