Wendy Bisaro

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Debates of , 17th Assembly, 1st Session (day 5)

Thank you, Mr. Hawkins. Ms. Watters.

Debates of , 17th Assembly, 1st Session (day 5)

Page 4-8, we are agreed. We’ll move back to page 4-2, Municipal and Community Affairs, department summary, infrastructure investment summary, total infrastructure investment summary, $28.002 million.

Debates of , 17th Assembly, 1st Session (day 5)

Thank you, Mr. Abernethy. Ms. Bassi-Kellett.

Debates of , 17th Assembly, 1st Session (day 5)

Page 7-8, Justice, activity summary, court services, infrastructure investment summary, total infrastructure investment summary, $338,000. Are we agreed?

Debates of , 17th Assembly, 1st Session (day 5)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Thanks to the Premier. I think that Mr. Falvo’s point was that there are no standards and that they need to be developed. He wasn’t just referencing how close men sleep together; he was referencing the fact that there is a security issue. There is one person on duty throughout the night for some 50 men that are sleeping there. There is an issue of a human right and safety in there as well.

I was really pleased to hear the Premier mention that they are looking at these five recommendations. I would like to formally ask the Premier if the government will be providing a...

Debates of , 17th Assembly, 1st Session (day 5)

Thank you, Mr. Abernethy. Ms. Watters.

Debates of , 17th Assembly, 1st Session (day 5)

Page 4-2 is the department summary. We will defer that until we have considered the full department. Can we move to page 4-4, Municipal and Community Affairs, activity summary, regional operations, infrastructure investment summary, total infrastructure investment summary, $28.002 million. Agreed?

Debates of , 17th Assembly, 1st Session (day 5)

Thank you. Anything further from Members? Any questions on this page, 2-4? Mr. Bromley.

Debates of , 17th Assembly, 1st Session (day 5)

Okay. We will start with page 7-4, Justice, activity summary, services to government, infrastructure investment summary, total infrastructure investment summery, zero. Does committee agree?

Debates of , 17th Assembly, 1st Session (day 5)

I am really pleased to hear him say that this is a pervasive problem, that there’s no silver bullet that he’s going to involve NGOs. All of those things I agree with. I appreciate the commitment to taking some action. The report, I believe, was released in May of 2011 and maybe the Premier just got it, but it has been out for a little while and it was tabled in the House in August.

The first recommendation in the report is one that has been mentioned quite often by Members of this Assembly – by the previous Assembly, pardon me – and it will be mentioned many more times by this Assembly, I think...