Wendy Bisaro

Page 7-11, Justice, activity summary, community justice and corrections, infrastructure investment summary, total infrastructure investment summary, $364,000. Are we agreed?

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My comments are somewhat similar to those of my colleague. I feel that this motion is a necessity. As we’ve heard, Bill C-10 includes new mandatory minimum sentences and it includes tougher sentences, particularly for young offenders, among other changes there. It is expected that it will put more people in jail for longer and it will increase the cost of administering justice at both the provincial, territorial and federal levels. I feel that it will cripple an already overloaded court system. It will increase the number of people that are sent to jail. It will make...

Thank you, Ms. Watters. I think the question was: What would it cost for us to send somebody to Nunavut to be housed? Ms. Watters. Mr. Hawkins.

Municipal and Community Affairs, activity summary, community operations, infrastructure investment summary, total infrastructure investment summary, zero.

Thank you, Mr. Bromley. Minister Abernethy.

Page 7-6, Justice, activity summary, legal aid services, infrastructure investment summary, total infrastructure investment summary, zero. Does committee agree?

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would like to thank the Premier for his response. I do have to say, though, and I appreciate the work that is being done under the Shelter Policy review. I am eagerly anticipating their results, which I hope are forthcoming soon, but the Shelter Policy review really is only being done by the Housing Corporation, and homelessness, I think the Premier knows, cuts across other areas of our government and our programs and services. I would hope that we don’t base our decision on a secretariat, only, on the Shelter Policy review.

Another recommendation within the Falvo...

Thank you, Mr. Hawkins. Mr. Abernethy.

Thank you, Minister McLeod. Can we move on to detail, committee?

Thank you, Mr. Yakeleya. Minister Abernethy.