Mr. Speaker, our young people who have run into difficulty with the law need every opportunity to get their lives back on track. We want to ensure the facilities are there to provide the help they need. The Department of Justice is planning for the opening of two new young offenders facilities a year from now -- a facility for males in Yellowknife and a facility for females in Inuvik. However, staffing and training must begin well in advance of opening. This budget includes $2.9 million for the coming fiscal year, to allow these projects to be fully operational in a year. Ongoing operating costs for these facilities will total $2.7 million annually.
Joe Handley on Young Offenders Facilities
In the Legislative Assembly on February 15th, 2001. See this statement in context.
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