Thank you, Madam Speaker. My question is to the Minister of Justice. Since corrections is no longer part of Social Services and is no longer a social program and, in light of the comments made last week by the Minister on community justice, is consideration being given, in the proposal to do more work locally, to privatizing some of these functions?
Question 227-12(6): Privatization Of Community Corrections Programs
In the Legislative Assembly on October 24th, 1994. See this topic in context.
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Brian Lewis Yellowknife Centre
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The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell
Thank you. Minister of Justice, Mr. Kakfwi.
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Stephen Kakfwi Sahtu
Madam Speaker, there is some consideration being given to contracting for services, yes. Thank you.
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The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell
Thank you. Supplementary, Mr. Lewis.
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Brian Lewis Yellowknife Centre
Thank you very much, Madam Speaker. I guess people who break the law can be considered a renewable resource. I hope it will not be a growth industry, however. My question to the Minister is, if you are considering this, have your officials examined where privatizing of corrections has happened elsewhere in this country?
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The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell
Thank you. Minister of Justice, Mr. Kakfwi.
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Stephen Kakfwi Sahtu
Madam Speaker, when I said earlier that we are considering contracting for services, I was speaking specifically about the move we should make in the next year to building community-based correctional facilities that we think should be owned, but definitely staffed and managed by communities. So there would be no government employees staffing such a facility.
Aside from that, at this time, there is no serious consideration given to privatizing the territorial facilities that we have presently. Thank you.
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The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell
Thank you. Supplementary, Mr. Lewis.
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Brian Lewis Yellowknife Centre
Since the Minister did talk about owning facilities, is it expected that any proponent to provide this service locally will have to come up with the capital funds to build that facility?
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The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell
Thank you. Minister of Justice, Mr. Kakfwi.
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Stephen Kakfwi Sahtu
Madam Speaker, the thinking at this time is we think there are suitable conditions and environments in which to begin discussions with a community in a region that requires a community-based correctional facility. It would be built using territorial government capital money. We would also be interested in looking at groups providing the capital and perhaps leasing to us on a long-term basis. Thank you.
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The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell
Thank you. Supplementary, Mr. Lewis.
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Brian Lewis Yellowknife Centre
I would like the Minister to confirm then that the government will consider giving capital funds to a private organization that is in the business of doing business.
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The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell
Minister of Justice, Mr. Kakfwi.
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Stephen Kakfwi Sahtu
Madam Speaker, I am not certain what the Member is suggesting. We can do what we practice presently. When we need a facility, we either build it ourselves or else we enter into a long-term lease with someone who has the capital and is willing to build it to our specifications. Those are the two options that we have at this time. Thank you.
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The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell
Thank you. Item 6, oral questions. The honourable Member for Yellowknife North, Mr. Ballantyne.