Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The Member is right; different communities have different needs and caseloads. On top of it, it can fluctuate quite dramatically from year to year. It is something that is a concern for us. We are currently looking at the funding to justice committees. I have asked the department to undertake a review. One of the things that I think we know, anecdotally though, is that some of the communities that receive funding have very active community justice committees, and others receiving funding, as well, have ones that are not so active. We are trying to better understand why. It doesn't just seem to be about the money, Mr. Speaker. It seems to be about the involvement of the community in the justice committee. So I think we need to understand and look at best practices, understand why some are working better than others. That is the nature of this review. I am hoping to have some results for committee shortly. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Brendan Bell on Question 384-15(4): Review Of Community Justice Programs
In the Legislative Assembly on February 10th, 2006. See this statement in context.
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