Thank you, Mr. Speaker. One of the unforeseen cost overruns that we are going to run into here is retraining a lot of the staff that are going to be taking care of these kids here in Yellowknife. Just to go back to the mandate of the Justice establishment policy, the mandate will be carried out in a manner which respects community and aboriginal values and encourages communities to assume increasing responsibilities. I don't know how far away you can sway from that through these proposed changes. That is way out to lunch there, as far as I am concerned, with the whole Justice savings and the reasons they are closing the Dene K'onia and the remand centre. It just doesn't make sense, according to the mandate of the Justice department. When is this Minister going to make a commitment for those employees that are all going to be affected by these changes? When is this Justice Minister going to give them peace of mind and say you've got jobs that are coming down the line? We know there are cuts in the whole Justice department, there is a restructuring, but you will still retain a position in the Justice department. Is the Minister willing to make that commitment? Thank you.
Robert Villeneuve on Question 488-15(3): Closure Of The South Mackenzie Correctional Centre Remand Unit
In the Legislative Assembly on February 25th, 2005. See this statement in context.
Supplementary To Question 488-15(3): Closure Of The South Mackenzie Correctional Centre Remand Unit
Question 488-15(3): Closure Of The South Mackenzie Correctional Centre Remand Unit
Item 6: Oral Questions
February 24th, 2005
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