Mr. Speaker, I will just correct the Minister; they are not security guards, they are corrections officers. Mr. Speaker, I think we need to be treating our corrections officers in the same way that we treat other government employees. I know that they are there. They are captive employees for the period of time they are at the centre. Why is it that we can’t come up with a solution? Maybe it is a little ways away from the building, but a designated smoking area outside for use for employees, the corrections guards specifically that can’t leave that building, they can’t have a cigarette if they so choose on the premises outside of the building. Why is that not the case? Thank you.
David Ramsay on Question 44-16(6): Prohibition On Smoking For Corrections Officers
In the Legislative Assembly on March 10th, 2011. See this statement in context.
Question 44-16(6): Prohibition On Smoking For Corrections Officers
Oral Questions
March 9th, 2011
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