Bob McLeod on Committee Motion 4-16(2) To Delete $225,000 For North Slave Correctional Centre — Aboriginal Healing And Spiritual Program Area — Justice Committee Motion Not Carried

In the Legislative Assembly on February 18th, 2008. See this statement in context.

Committee Motion 4-16(2) To Delete $225,000 For North Slave Correctional Centre — Aboriginal Healing And Spiritual Program Area — Justice Committee Motion Not Carried
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters

February 17th, 2008

Bob McLeod Yellowknife South

Mr.

Chair, we’re faced with a

situation where we’ve got cuts that we’re hoping to make. And I’m all about rehabilitation. The fact that I’m going to put up some infrastructure…. Is that an infrastructure area? Is that going to help the matter?

In my opinion, the aboriginal healing and spiritual program area should be right here. That’s why I want to move the motion to delete the $225,000. We’re facing cuts all over the place. And there might be some cuts to programs where it actually helps the victims of crime, and $225,000 can go a long way toward doing something like that.

If it’s a program that is really required and needs to be brought in, in another Assembly, then I’m all for it. I’ve always spoken for the victims of crime, and I said I believe in rehabilitation. And I say again, it starts right here, not in some piece of infrastructure. I would be glad to move the motion and support it.

See context to find out what was said next.

Bob McLeod on Committee Motion 4-16(2) To Delete $225,000 For North Slave Correctional Centre — Aboriginal Healing And Spiritual Program Area — Justice Committee Motion Not Carried

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