Mr. Speaker, the project, at the time it was proposed in the Main Estimates, was still intended to be done in a phased process. It was only after the committee review of the Main Estimates that the consultants, I understand, came back and suggested that the project could be done more economically if it were done in a shorter period of time and with a different approach. Therefore, it could not be included in the Main Estimates as the way in which to proceed because the decision was not made at that time. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. In regard to that response, I think the decision of this House to support that budget knowing that a young offender facility will be housed in the same facility as other inmates in YCI in which we have seen riots take place, we have seen people escape from that facility and also we have seen treatment of certain individuals in that facility has not been the greatest. I fear for the young people who will be housed in this facility. Why was that decision not gone out for a public review by any interested groups in regard to the protection of children in the Northwest Territories?

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, as I understand it, I am not the Minister of Justice, but this government has a statutory obligation to ensure that young offenders are treated in a proper manner. I believe that the facility as proposed will meet all of the requirements of the Young Offenders Act. In fact, I know that it must meet all of the requirements of the Young Offenders Act. Therefore, I am confident that the process or that the project will protect young offenders from interaction with adult offenders, as it rightly should. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I think that parents of these youth who end up going to this facility will probably feel a little differently than the Minister of Finance. I would like to ask the Minister of Finance, is there any public review going to take place to get feedback from parents and other interested groups who deal with young offenders so they can have a say in regard to where those children will be housed?

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I am not aware of any public review process that is planned. I believe that, as I said, the department is ensuring that all of the requirements of the Young Offenders Act are met to ensure their complete segregation and safety.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. In regard to the whole question about not consulting and notifying parents or aboriginal organizations who may have children in such a facility, have you talked to the different aboriginal organizations? In regard to your consultation process, have you made any attempts to consult with the aboriginal organizations who are negotiating self-government agreements when it comes to justice issues on this?

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, as I said, this is in response to the requirements of the Young Offenders Act. I know that those requirements set out that the facility must protect the interest of the young people who are incarcerated. It must be a facility that families can visit. There are all sorts of issues that will be considered while the facility is built, but it is largely being built in response to the requirement of the Young Offenders Act, those young people who are sentenced to attend such a facility by the courts. Therefore, the physical makeup of the facility is fairly strictly determined. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.