Thank you, Madam Chair. Not specifically. This isn’t one of the areas that this particular division is working on. This division has a lot more involvement with things like the community justice committees, who happen to be doing sort of on-the-land initiatives from time to time, which clearly, young families can participate in and benefit that way. But there’s nothing specifically being done necessarily for early childhood and development. This is about reintegration and trying to get people back on the right path.

That’s to be expected. Recognizing that this really is about crime prevention first of all, and then early correction second of all, I suppose, I’d say this is a real opportunity, based on what we are learning, and it might be something the department could look into and consider. That’s all I had. Thank you.

We will absolutely work with other departments to see what opportunities exist for our partnership and our involvement in this area.

Thank you, Minister Abernethy. Mr. Moses.

Thank you, Madam Chair. Just one quick question in terms of community justice. I still see it’s relatively the same, but there is, I think, about a $170,000 decrease into the community justice from last year, under community justice, the line items. Anyhow, seeing the importance of community justice programs in our communities and the diversion programs, on-the-land programs that they do and the intervention work that they do, is the Minister willing to take a look and add those dollars again, possibly next business plan? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Moses. Minister Abernethy.

Thank you, Madam Chair. One of the areas that unfortunately sunsetted for us is the Aboriginal Justice Strategy, which is probably where you see the significant amount of this decrease, but we understand that that money is coming back. If it comes back, we will see it added back in.

I have no further questions. I just wanted to see if there was a commitment that that funding did come back because of all the good work of that program. Thank you, Madam Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Moses. I have nobody further on my list. Page 9-27, activity summary, Justice, community justice and corrections, operations expenditure summary, $40.616 million. Are we agreed?

Thank you, committee. Page 9-28, activity summary, Justice, community justice and corrections, grants and contributions, contributions, total contributions, $2.075 million. Mr. Bromley.

Thank you, Madam Chair. I just want to follow up on my colleague’s question there. Here on this page, the first item we have a decrease of $316,000 to community justice committees and projects. I wonder if we can get an explanation of that. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Bromley. Minister Abernethy.

That is the money I just mentioned, the federal money that sunsetted and we hope, we believe it is going to be coming back. If it comes back, you will see it come back by way of a supp.

Madam Chair, I’m trying to compare the two. On page 27 there’s a reduction of about $170,000 and here there is a reduction of about $316,000 in community justice. I’m just wondering, for clarity, are those territorial dollars on page 27 and federal dollars on 28, or do dollars on page 28 compose part of the effort under community justice at the bottom on page 27?

Thank you, Mr. Bromley. Ms. Schofield.

Thank you.

Committee, page 9-28, activity summary, Justice, community justice and corrections, grants and contributions, contributions, total contributions, $2.075 million. Agreed?

Thank you. Page 9-29, information item, Justice, community justice and corrections, active positions. Are there any questions?

Page 9-31, Justice, activity summary, services to the public, operations expenditure summary, $5.372 million. Mr. Bromley.

Thank you, Madam Chair. I’m wondering if this is where the program for men who use violence is housed and also the early intervention for non-violent offenders. There is a program that I believe was being tried out last year. Are those relevant on this page? Thank you.