Thank you. And I believe in the Member's community in particular, there's been increases in the security classifications of inmates who are there. And those who are lower security classification are now going through the therapeutic model. And so definitely in that model there are opportunities to do what the Member is talking about. We have to take into consideration the fact that there might be a business who, you know, shovels people's driveways, and so they don't want to compete with government labour essentially that is being offered at no charge. So there are those things as well. But I agree with the Member. We need to -- you can't just put someone in a cell and expect that once they get out, they'll be -- or their problems will magically have disappeared. So we do need to work with them, and that's one opportunity. So thank you.
R.J. Simpson on Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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