Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I think that I, also in Hansard, did agree to that. That was the situation when the Member asked the question on Friday. I would have to review Hansard. But I did say that what we have done, since March of last year, is put all of our young offender inmates into Dene K'onia. So, yes, Dene K'onia has been operating at greater than one or two capacity. However, one of the arguments that has been advanced for us to consider keeping Dene K'onia open is to keep clients close to their families. If we were to take that same argument for families who are not from that region, then we would have to keep them in the Yellowknife facility. We have a situation where we have two facilities right now. We can save more money if we close down Dene K'onia. It is simply a matter of economics. It has nothing to do with numbers or usage. It is a matter of where we can save the most money. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Charles Dent on Question 495-15(3): Closure Of The Dene K'onia Young Offenders Facility
In the Legislative Assembly on February 28th, 2005. See this statement in context.
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Question 495-15(3): Closure Of The Dene K'onia Young Offenders Facility
Item 6: Oral Questions
February 27th, 2005
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