When it comes to indigenous people—I'll talk about that because I have more experience and awareness there. It really does involve enhancing indigenous communities to do their own activities, to take over control of these systems, because they can do it just as good, and better in fact, than the non-indigenous agencies are doing when it comes to child welfare. It's the same with sentencing indigenous offenders. Involving their communities—particularly at younger ages, with indigenous youth—in the disposition of cases will prevent those children from moving further down the road into a life of crime. Empowering indigenous communities is the key. Self-government is the key.
On October 2nd, 2017. See this statement in context.