Louis Sebert

I am not certain if I understand the question. Of course, the John Howard Society will be making its own arrangements as to whether the Tree of Peace wishes to employ these people as contractors. This is really up to the Tree of Peace, and I have no information as to whether that might be something of interest to them. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. As I may have mentioned earlier, this of course is a program for men who are not in custody, but there are certain programs they can access in the custodial setting. However, we are hoping to have better connections with probation services. Perhaps those who have been in custody and are released, in completing their sentence, may be able to access the program more easily. Again, as I mentioned, in the future, should the program work out well, which we are certainly hoping for, we may be able to expand it to communities outside of Yellowknife. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. We will have to examine the procurement guidelines to determine whether we are able to do that. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

I did not receive any direct feedback, so I am going to defer the question to Mr. Goldney, if I may.

Thank you. I am going to refer that question, if I may, to Martin Goldney, my deputy minister. Thank you.

I understand there were not changes to the RFP, but perhaps Mr. Goldney could expand on my answer. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Yes, of course, the discussions with the counsellors would be confidential, so we are not anticipating that would be a problem. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

I see from my notes here that they have been around since 1994 in the Northwest Territories. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Yes, that's correct. The John Howard Society is in the process of contracting with counsellors. Thank you.

I would like to have Ms. Gardiner assist with this question. Thank you, Mr. Chair.