I agree that they were more comments than questions, Madam Chairperson, but I do take offence to being accused of slipping and sliding. The Member will probably be aware that in September, 1998, FMB approved the Department of Justice's submission for funding to support a comprehensive plan for community justice and corrections in response to the Evans Report. That plan identified the need to significantly expand the Yellowknife Correctional Centre to deal with serious overcrowding and lack of programming facilities. When he says that the scope of the program has changed, he is wrong. The scope of the project has not changed. I am sorry, but his definition of scope and mine are obviously different. I would argue that historically, this government is, this Assembly and all the Members of this Cabinet and previous Members, have made similar changes and they have always been considered as not changing the scope of the project.
Charles Dent on Motion 44-13(7): Termination Of Planning For New Yellowknife Correctional Centre
In the Legislative Assembly on July 30th, 1999. See this statement in context.
Motion 44-13(7): Termination Of Planning For New Yellowknife Correctional Centre
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
July 30th, 1999
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