Mr. Chair, this is an area we seriously looked at before the proposed reductions. If it’s going to save us money over time, along with other reduced or eliminated areas…. This area is not just $91,000; it’s $365,000 that we’ll save over a two-year period.
The Member stated that the charter going to a community is costing us a substantial amount of money. It would cost an even more substantial amount of money if we contracted services. We do what we can for justice — to have the judges, the lawyers and also the court workers going to the community to attend. Where there are no sched services, the plane would have to wait on them. Wherever possible, the department tries to use the sched services. At times the judges do request charter services to the communities. That’s what we’re faced with today. Certainly, that area has been addressed with our department already. Mahsi.