Bob Bromley

I would like to move the following motion.

WHEREAS Bill C-10, Safe Streets and Communities Act, was recently considered by the Parliament of Canada;

AND WHEREAS Bill C-10 will restrict the availability of conditional sentences and impose new mandatory minimum sentences for certain offences;

AND WHEREAS the severity of these measures will lead to fewer guilty pleas and plea bargains, more trials and more appeals, resulting in additional court administration and legal aid costs;

AND WHEREAS these measures will lead to more and longer incarcerations, resulting in additional operational costs to the...

No, I appreciate that response. I would like to ask: Will the Minister look for opportunities to facilitate progress on the Detah road in association with the Giant bypass construction project? This has been something talked about in the past by the Minister of Transportation and there might be some opportunities. Will the Minister be looking for those?

I appreciate the Minister’s offer to take this forward to discuss this with communities. I just want to emphasize that I’m not asking for anything exceptional; I’m asking for the norm, and am mystified by the resistance to what has obviously been proven to be useful across Canada.

Again, I appreciate the Minister’s offer and I look forward to the results of that discussion, and I urge him to take a look at the resolutions of the NWT Association of Communities on this subject. Mahsi.

I appreciate that response. Many people are getting weathered in these days as the climate changes.

Quite a number of people missed the Commissioner’s supper last night because of three days not being able to get out of BHP. I will look forward to that meeting, Minister, with my constituency.

Many benefits have accrued, obviously, but we’re also talking about the Giant Mine bypass road this year. I am wondering if that is, indeed, planned to go ahead in the coming fiscal year.

The second question was: When might be the earliest point where we would expect the need for such structures resulting from the impacts of Bill C-10 to materialize? That is obviously important for the planning side of the equation. I appreciate any response the Minister might be able to provide. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I rise today to salute the success achieved thus far on the reconstruction of the Detah road and call for us to keep building this road and building this success.

During this fiscal year and last, $4 million has been spent on the long-overdue reconstruction of the only all-weather artery to the community. Deton’Cho Corporation has led this project with a creative mix of joint ventures, partnerships, training and apprenticeship opportunities, equipment acquisition and development of management capacity, all the great things we want to see in the cost-effective projects...

And the people? The young offenders? Have we got a situation figured out for how we’re going to house them? Are we in a holding pattern right now? Are we planning a more permanent facility or program for them?

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. That concludes my point of order.

Just to follow up, have we done any planning? Do we know what we want to build? Do we have land lined up? Where are we? How fast can we move once we do get the resources to be able to put in an actual facility?

Madam Chair, I have no further questions. I would just ask the Minister to be alert to possibilities for some common sense approach that will avoid these high IT costs that the government seems to be generating. Thank you.