Mr. Chairman, we have no say in what the judge sentences people. We try to work within the parameters of the system we are allowed. We would treat people in smaller communities who have intermittent sentences, no differently than those who are in larger centres; given that, we recognize it is a higher-cost form of incarceration as it stands now. That is one of the issues we are looking at through the community justice initiative for the future. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Kelvin Ng on Bill 11: Appropriation Act, 1996-97 Department Of Justice
In the Legislative Assembly on May 22nd, 1996. See this statement in context.
Bill 11: Appropriation Act, 1996-97 Department Of Justice
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
May 21st, 1996
Page 548
Kelvin Ng Kitikmeot
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