Louis Sebert

Yes, thank you, Mr. Chair. To my left is Kim Schofield, director of finance, and to my right, Sylvia Haener, deputy minister of Justice.

Mr. Chair, we are hoping that the appraisal of the program, the evaluation of the program, will be completed by the mid-fall, perhaps October, November. If there are issues, we certainly are not going to abandon the field, as it were. We are committed to having this program or this type of program in force. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Yes, Mr. Chair. Perhaps Ms. Schofield can assist.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Perhaps Ms. Schofield could answer that, Mr. Chair.

Mr. Chair, after a careful evaluation of the young offender facility, we had found that the numbers had been falling over the years, mainly as a result of the change in the act in approximately 2003. We’ve been looking at this for some time and have noticed a steady decline in the numbers; there didn’t seem to be any jump. Certainly we are committed to keeping the facility here in Yellowknife. The whole facility, in the sense of that facility and the adult facility are being re-profiled as far as employment within the facility, but the young offender facility will remain with dedicated staff...

Mr. Chair, I didn’t think I’d be asked about ancient times, but when I was starting out I did have my own library and built it over the years and in fact still have it because the books were incredibly expensive and it hurts to throw them out though they have become increasingly out-dated. In the last few years of my practice, I had one or two books, criminal code watts, one or two others and that was about it. The rest of the research was done online, so I don’t think that is very different from most of the lawyers, younger lawyers, coming out now. I think actually a lot of them wouldn’t even...

Mr. Speaker, I give notice that on Friday, June 24, 2016, I will move that Bill 8, An Act to Amend the Children’s Law Act, be read for the first time. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Mr. Chair, we have already started the evaluation and we are hoping to get that done in the fall, before the end of the current contract. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Mr. Chair, I’m certainly not aware of that. I do know that the costs of the library have been exceeding the budget costs by approximately that same amount, but I’m not aware of anything to do with the registries tying into the library.

Yes, certainly we could provide that information. It’s not before us today, but I think part of the point of this, Mr. Chair, is to reintegrate inmates into society and one of the ways of doing that is to get them back into the workforce. Thank you, Mr. Chair.