Yes. What the Minister is stating, and I am making an assumption here, that the federal government is paying for the incarceration of these inmates. I am wondering if the Minister has given thought to approaching the federal government about the possibility, since there are about 80 inmates, and the cost to the federal government must be substantial, if the federal government would consider creating an institution here in the Northwest Territories for those inmates, so they could be closer to home, Mr. Speaker?
Jake Ootes on Return To 536-13(3): Jurisdiction Over Aboriginal Inmates In Southern Institutions
In the Legislative Assembly on October 18th, 1996. See this statement in context.
Supplementary To Question 536-13(3): Jurisdiction Over Aboriginal Inmates In Southern
Return To 536-13(3): Jurisdiction Over Aboriginal Inmates In Southern Institutions
Item 6: Oral Questions
October 17th, 1996
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