Ron McKinnon at the Justice and Human Rights Committee

On May 17th, 2016. See this statement in context.

May 17th, 2016 / 9 a.m.

Liberal

Ron McKinnon Liberal Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam, BC

Minister, thank you for coming.

I'd like to talk about the overrepresentation of indigenous peoples in our corrections system. Given that the government has indicated its intent to extend the aboriginal justice strategy, can you tell me the ways in which the department is committed to ensuring that the Gladue provisions are effectively applied?

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