Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I just would like to make a few general comments on the Department of Justice. I said in my Member's statement the other day that a lot of emphasis is put on the offenders, and I stand by that statement. I don't think that it was a very popular statement with certain people, but I received an e-mail from a lady who agreed with what I had to say and I will quote from it.
She said, "Many people feel that the title of criminal justice system is just that; a system that caters to the criminals in our society instead of placing the focus on where it belongs, which is on the victims of crime."
I e-mailed her back and said that I appreciated her comments. I am still trying to figure out the rationale for closing the remand centre. I didn't agree with it in committee and I stand by it; I still don't agree with it now. I think that transporting prisoners is time-consuming and expensive. I heard a comment regarding the overbuilding of facilities in Yellowknife and trying to justify it by closing services outside of Yellowknife.
I was glad to see that Justice decided to keep the court registries in Inuvik and Hay River open. In Inuvik, we were going to lose a couple of real active people in our community who were planning on moving down here because registries was going to close, but I am glad to see...I heard the Minister make the comment about finding qualified applicants and I think now that people know that this registry is going to stay open, we may have better luck in finding applicants; I am sure we will.
I have a hard time justifying a $41 million courthouse in Yellowknife. I hear that...
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