Irwin Cotler at the Justice and Human Rights Committee

On November 1st, 2012. See this statement in context.

November 1st, 2012 / 3:50 p.m.

Liberal

Irwin Cotler Liberal Mount Royal, QC

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

Let me begin with Ms. Pate. You mention that the cost of incarceration at the federal level was approximately $350,000 per year. There's a variation at the provincial level, between $30,000 and $200,000 per year.

My question is this. Why is there such a difference? Why the variation? More importantly, what are the cost impacts of Bill C-37 in terms of incarceration of those imprisoned for failure to pay?

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