Mr. Speaker, I just informed the Member that the court cases which she tabled yesterday are not surprises to the Department of Justice. They have reviewed those court cases and, in fact, some of the court cases agree with the position we take which is, the least amount of restriction should be placed on young offenders. It is a principle within federal legislation as well as ours. There is no need for us to review or imply that we have not done our homework, we feel that we have. The homework which should be done should be with Members who are sometimes using information which is not correct because it impacts on statements which are made, for instance, by members of the union. When there is no attempt to correct some of the misinformation, then it becomes a problem for good factual debate in this House. Thank you.
Stephen Kakfwi on Question 581-12(3): Legal Liability For Abuse Suffered In Young Offenders' Facilities
In the Legislative Assembly on March 24th, 1993. See this statement in context.
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Question 581-12(3): Legal Liability For Abuse Suffered In Young Offenders' Facilities
Item 5: Oral Questions
March 23rd, 1993
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