Thank you, Minister. Mr. Testart.
Debates of June 17th, 2016
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Julie Green Yellowknife Centre
Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, I wonder if the Minister could explain to us what the Witness Expense Assistance Recovery Program is and why it seems to have gone out of existence. Thank you.
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Louis Sebert Thebacha
Yes, Mr. Chair. This had to do with the prosecution of criminal matters in which witnesses were required -- I understand this is now a federal responsibility, as is the conduct of prosecutions generally. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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Julie Green Yellowknife Centre
Thank you, Mr. Chair. My next question involves inmate recoveries. Could the Minister please explain what this means?
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Louis Sebert Thebacha
Mr. Chair, I understand this is when inmates go out on work release and they are paid or more money comes in for their work than is actually due or owed to them, so we recover that small amount of $7,000 a year. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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Julie Green Yellowknife Centre
Thank you, Mr. Chair. Just for my further information, could the Minister describe a little bit about what kind of work the inmates do and what they get paid for doing it? Thank you.
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Louis Sebert Thebacha
Yes, Mr. Chair, I think there's a wide range of work, perhaps clean-ups in communities of that type which they have the ability to do. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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Julie Green Yellowknife Centre
Thank you, Mr. Chair. I'm wondering what they get paid for doing this kind of work? Is there a set rate? Thank you.
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Louis Sebert Thebacha
Mr. Chair, I don’t think we actually have information as to what they're paid. I understand that often they're working in construction sites, so I'm assuming they are paid at least minimum wage, but I don’t have that information before me. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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Julie Green Yellowknife Centre
Thank you, Mr. Chair. So I'm trying to understand then if an inmate is on a construction site and earns $12.50 an hour, then is there a threshold of what he can keep or he can keep all of it? Thank you.
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Louis Sebert Thebacha
I understand, Mr. Chair, that if for example they are earning $12.50 an hour or some amount like that that some of that actually does end up in their pocket, if I can put it that way, but some of it goes to room and board, Mr. Chair.
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Julie Green Yellowknife Centre
Like a posh hotel kind of thing. So I wonder if the Minister could share maybe some policy or guidance around how this works just so I can get a better understanding of it? Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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