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The Chair

The Chair Lesa Semmler

Thank you. Minister of Justice.

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R.J. Simpson

R.J. Simpson Hay River North

Thank you, Madam Chair. I mean, that's a bit of mixing of my portfolios but no, we haven't looked into something like that. And the thing about corrections, it is very rigid. There are a lot of rules around how inmates are dealt with and, you know, I think the Member noted that he used to go there to visit his friends and I think if you're from the North and you go to a correctional facility, you're going to see someone you know, if not someone that you grew up with. And so it's not like these are full of people who are, you know, extremely dangerous. A lot of people have made bad choices. A lot of people have addictions issues. But that being said, the mixing of youth and adults is probably not something that would be looked into. But I'm very open to finding better uses for money we have allocated and facilities that already exist. Thank you.

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The Chair

The Chair Lesa Semmler

Thank you, Minister. Member for Hay River South.

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Rocky Simpson

Rocky Simpson Hay River South

That's all. Thank you.

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The Chair

The Chair Lesa Semmler

Thank you. Any further questions on corrections? Member for Monfwi.

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Jane Weyallon Armstrong

Jane Weyallon Armstrong Monfwi

Thank you, Madam Chair. Yes, it's good to know that -- I would not have known that North Slave Correctional Centre for youth was not being used as much and it's good to know then the number is down, and until my colleague here said it. So is there any way that we can set up a program or to work with Indigenous government and to identify that, okay, the youth, the kids are not being sent to jail anymore so is there any way that we can find a program where we can keep them out of there and focus more on healing so getting them back into the society?

I know that there's lot of youth that are in crisis that needs help. So I'm just wondering what we can do with that correctional centre that's not being used as often and then maybe take that money and then put it somewhere else in the regions. Thank you.

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The Chair

The Chair Lesa Semmler

Thank you, Member. Minister of Justice.

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R.J. Simpson

R.J. Simpson Hay River North

Thank you, and the issues we have are that we do need the facility, and we need it available at all times. And so it's not -- it's not a reliable venue to do other things because you never know when you're going to need it and when you're not. And the fixed costs associated with it are there regardless. So it's not something that really can be used in other ways.

And as to the question about, you know, keeping youth out of the facility and helping them down, you know, perhaps a better path, like, that's -- that's what Health does; that's what ECE does; that's what Housing does - that's what we really all try to do but it's a little beyond the scope of the facility that we have for youth right now. Thank you.

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The Chair

The Chair Lesa Semmler

Thank you, Minister. Member for Monfwi.

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Jane Weyallon Armstrong

Jane Weyallon Armstrong Monfwi

Yeah, thank you.

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The Chair

The Chair Lesa Semmler

Any further questions to the capital estimates for corrections? Seeing none. Justice, corrections, infrastructure investment, $1,480,000. Does committee agree?

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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

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The Chair

The Chair Lesa Semmler

Thank you, committee. Thank you, Members. Please turn now back to the departmental summary. There we are. On page 55. Justice, 2022-2023 Capital Estimates, $1,480,000. Does committee agree?

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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

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The Chair

The Chair Lesa Semmler

Does committee agree that consideration of the Department of Justice is now complete?

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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

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The Chair

The Chair Lesa Semmler

Thank you, committee. Thank you, Minister. Sergeant-at-Arms, please escort the witnesses from the Chamber.

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The Chair

The Chair Lesa Semmler

I'll call Committee of the Whole back to order. Committee, we will now return to the Department of Infrastructure.

Members, we have previously considered the activity summaries for the Department of Infrastructure. Please return now to the departmental summary found on page 46. Are there any questions, comments from committee? Seeing none, I will now call the departmental summary. Infrastructure, 2022-2023 Capital Estimates, $299,381,000. Does committee agree?

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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

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The Chair

The Chair Lesa Semmler

Does the committee agree that consideration of the Department of Infrastructure is now complete?

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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

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The Chair

The Chair Lesa Semmler

Member for Frame Lake.

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Kevin O'Reilly

Kevin O'Reilly Frame Lake

Thanks, Madam Chair. I move that further consideration of Tabled Document 437-19(2), Capital Estimates 2022-2023, be deferred. Thank you, Madam Chair.

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The Chair

The Chair Lesa Semmler

The motion is in order. To the motion.

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Some Hon. Members

Question.