Thank you, Mr. Chairman. With regard to the contribution agreements, I have been hearing some complaints, especially from my region, about the length of time it takes for resources to be given to the committees to operate. The intention is good to have committees to assist judges in sentencing and things like that, but it seems that, in order for them to operate, they are always borrowing money from the band councils or other areas to continue to operate as a committee.
The other problem is when you sentence someone to an on-the-land program, they don't have the resources in place to assist those people. There was a case in Ontario where an individual was banished to an island, but there was some question of being able to guarantee his safety and who is responsible if something were to happen to him. How have you assisted communities in getting their resources and what obligation do they have to the individual they may sentence?