Okay. I know they have been in the past and one of the revelations that was interesting for me was that camp operators end up, at times, paying inmates for various chores and had to use some of that per diem money to do so. I wonder if this meets official department policy and whether or not camp operators have the freedom to make determinations on how much they are going to pay for certain chores, these types of things. It struck me as strange in the first place that they would even be able to do that and I thought that might point to some of the problem with being able to adequately fund the camps if the per diems, which were not originally meant for paying out these stipends for various chores, were having to accommodate that as well, I could see why they were coming up short. I wonder if the Minister can give me an indication whether this is official policy, whether he was aware that this was going on and what we are currently doing about it. Thank you.
Brendan Bell on Standing Committee On Social Programs Committee Comments
In the Legislative Assembly on February 28th, 2003. See this statement in context.
Standing Committee On Social Programs Committee Comments
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
February 27th, 2003
Page 434
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