Minister of Justice.
Debates of March 1st, 2023
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R.J. Simpson Hay River North
Thank you. I couldn't get away with it, hey? It's services to government.
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Kevin O'Reilly Frame Lake
I trust this Minister so that's great. Look, thank you for that. And I trust most of the other Ministers; I love them all. But more seriously, there were to be these advisory committees set up for each of the correctional facilities, and I just wonder where we're at with those committees? Thanks, Madam Chair.
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R.J. Simpson Hay River North
Thank you. Those have been a bit of a struggle to set up. There has not been the uptake that we would have hoped. I know that the one for NSCC I believe came together a little quicker than the other ones. So maybe I'll hand it to the deputy minister to see if she can provide us with an update of where they all are right now. Thank you.
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Doolittle
Thank you, Madam Chair. Yes, the Minister's correct. The one for NSCC is up and running, and the others we had a little bit more of a difficult time completing a full complement of membership, and we're working on that. Thank you, Madam Chair.
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Kevin O'Reilly Frame Lake
Thanks, Madam Chair. No, okay, for the one that is in place, is there any kind of -- I don't know, it would be nice to know if there's been a news release or do they report, do they say anything -- I understand that probably some of it may be stuff that has to be communicated carefully or whatever to the department but -- and correctional managers or whatever. But how does the public kind of know that these things are actually up and going and what they do? Thanks, Madam Chair.
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Doolittle
Thank you, Madam Chair. Yes, there certainly was advisement seeking membership for -- so the public is aware in that sense. With the board -- or the community advisory board being so new for the NSCC, they'll take some time to, you know, provide any communication that they think that's appropriate. However, with most initiatives for the NWT, certainly justice we do communications planning. So that -- I don't have the specific details but that would have occurred with this item. Thank you, Madam Chair.
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Kevin O'Reilly Frame Lake
Okay, no, thanks for that. Maybe I could just ask if the Minister could provide some details on the communications planning, at least to the MLAs that have correctional facilities in their ridings. I think that would be helpful for Members to get. Thanks, Madam Chair.
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Kevin O'Reilly Frame Lake
No, thanks. Appreciate all the information and the responses. Thank you, Madam Chair.
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Jane Weyallon Armstrong Monfwi
Thank you. We're on page 301 -- 303? Okay, corrections, yes. I just want to ask the Minister if they have data. I know that the -- from the health status report in 2018 -- from 2018, the crime rate, Tlicho region had the highest rate. But in NWT, it had the highest crime rate. But is there any data that you guys have, like recent data, on which community, which area has the highest crime rate in the NWT?
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R.J. Simpson Hay River North
Thank you. I'm not sure if we have that broken down by region. If you can just give me one second, I can -- thanks.
All right, so we don't have it broken down by region. Thank you.
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