Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This is in response to a question asked by Mr. Barnabas on the 15th of February with regard to training sessions for justices of the peace.

Mr. Barnabas asked the question of whether or not the Department of Justice would be prepared to hold training sessions for justices of the peace.

Training sessions were held in September 1994 in lqaluit, and in October 1994 in Yellowknife.

Judge Bruser from the Territorial Court is currently on sabbatical leave and is currently redeveloping the justice of the peace training manual. As portions of the manual get completed, they are being used for JP training. A JP training session was offered by Judge Bruser in Yellowknife on January 26th to 28th of last month. The training module offered was the basic module, and 16 people attended the training.

A training session is now being offered by Judge Bruser in lqaluit on March 22nd to 24th. The training module offered will be the sentencing module, and it is estimated that 12 people will attend that training.

A training session is being offered by Chief Judge Halifax in Yellowknife on March 22nd to 24th. The training module offered will be the sentencing module and it is estimated that 10 people will attend that training.

We will advise Members when the training schedule for the coming year becomes available. Thank you.