Louis Sebert

Yes. I certainly could consider such a visit. As I mentioned, we are rolling out a new proposal to reduce the rents from 10 per cent to 5 per cent of appraised value. Now, that's the appraised value of the land itself, so, even if a very nice house is built on that land, that doesn't affect the 5 or 10 per cent that we have been charging on the land itself. I think we are going to try to be in touch with people who are in a situation and make them realize or give them the information that we are reducing the lease fees from 10 to 5 per cent. After that, I would certainly consider such a visit...

Again, it was an estimate, Mr. Chair, but I understand it is about the same as the previous year. Thank you.

No, we wouldn't be using the Judicial Remuneration Committee to examine the salaries, but we will examine what the current salary situation is. Thank you.

Yes. Certainly, Mr. Chair. I think that family violence is a concern of virtually all of the communities, and the communities that do not have detachments often have concerns about access to RCMP. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

I can confirm there is a reduction of $478,000, as was mentioned, in the court reporter program.

Thank you. Yes. That seems sensible.

As I mentioned earlier, we're contemplating lowering the rate we charge from 10 per cent to 5 per cent. In addition, seniors do receive a 50 per cent discount. We have made efforts to make life easier for our senior citizens.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I don't think we have the exact figure, but we can get it for you. I think it is broken up between different locations. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. There is no current plan to do that. It is important to remember that judges' salaries are set by a committee. Thank you.

Thank you. Frankly, I'm not aware of this research. However, if research is being conducted on this issue, I think we'd be prepared to share the results of that research with committee. Thank you.