Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I have no issue with telling the inmates they can’t smoke. Sorry, but, you know, if you’re incarcerated, you’re in a confined area or areas, even if it’s outdoors, and I don’t have a problem with that. I’m asking about the staff who work with the inmates who smoke. Now, Mr. Speaker, the Minister has said that staff might go outside and smoke and then come in and smell of smoke. What about teachers? Teachers must go outside for a smoke and come back into the school after a smoke. Nurses at the hospital must go outside for a smoke and come back in and be around patients. Can school children, can patients in a hospital smell smoke on their care providers or their supervisors? There seems something a bit out of step about this particular rule. What investigation has the Department of Justice done to determine whether or not this is, in fact, somehow discriminatory against those who work with corrections inmates? Thank you.
Jane Groenewegen on Question 330-16(3): Non-Smoking Policy At Correctional Facilities
In the Legislative Assembly on March 12th, 2009. See this statement in context.
Question 330-16(3): Non-Smoking Policy At Correctional Facilities
Oral Questions
March 11th, 2009
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