Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The review is underway and I'm expecting that in the next couple of months we'll be able to come forward and talk about our findings. We have a lot of data, some of which I believe we've shared with the Member. We can talk a lot about the various different communities and the meetings that they're having, the work that they're doing; talk about whether or not they have a full or a part-time coordinator. So we've done quite a bit of research into this, but I think we have to make some conclusions and arrive at some conclusions as to why some committees are more successful than others. We are funding them in a number of ways. There's some special project funding available for those communities that want to take on additional activities because diversion is what I think we tend to think of, but there are also aftercare initiatives and prevention of crime initiatives. So there are a number of different ways these committees can access money, but we'll know more in the next couple of months. I should also add that much of the work that we're doing was driven by the motion in the House that the Member put forward, I think it's almost a year ago now, and appreciate his support and his advocacy in this area. Thank you.
Brendan Bell on Question 474-15(4): Justice Committee Funding
In the Legislative Assembly on February 27th, 2006. See this statement in context.
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