Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Preamble to the question here and to my answer is that we have invested quite heavily in community justice committees, restorative justice programs that are working well. We are not at liberty to determine what decisions are imposed by the courts on young offenders under the new Youth Justice Act. Our intention is to look at several of these program changes that would help support community justice committees as they deal with young offenders who are sentenced. Hopefully we will be able to facilitate through a funding mechanism a process that the committees will undertake, such as taking the youth out to winter camps and perhaps community service work and a number of other initiatives those committees deem necessary to work with the young offenders. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Roger Allen on Question 332-14(6): Community Youth Justice Initiatives
In the Legislative Assembly on June 13th, 2003. See this statement in context.
Return To Question 332-14(6): Community Youth Justice Initiatives
Question 332-14(6): Community Youth Justice Initiatives
Item 6: Oral Questions
June 12th, 2003
Page 1070
See context to find out what was said next.