Thank you, Madam Chair. The comments are something that I’ve reiterated before and I think it’s worth just noting at this point. I don’t really have any other concerns but this point that I wanted to make. Of course, it’s regarding the pending legislation on what’s coming down from the federal government and its implication in terms of our capacity to house people that are incarcerated, and whether that’s going to put a constraint on our resources as it is. Are there going to be efforts, maybe down the road, to look at a joint initiative with the federal government, in terms of trying to access more resources, so that we don’t end up with additional costs that we can’t really afford? Incarceration rates are pretty high, especially for the Aboriginal population. I think it’s a safe fact that could be said for across Canada. That’s the only point that I wanted to make is that it’s going to be challenging and how the department deals with it. More likely there are some initiatives in the works and hopefully things will be absorbed with the department and at the same time maybe some possible joint initiatives with the federal government. Thank you.
Michael Nadli on Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
In the Legislative Assembly on June 5th, 2012. See this statement in context.
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
June 4th, 2012
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