I think those priorities would have to include changing the governance structure of the Correctional Service of Canada so that there is the most senior level of attention being paid to the special needs of aboriginal offenders; making women's corrections facilities directly accountable to the deputy warden for women; increasing the attention paid to and the priority put on mental health services, particularly, again, at the intermediate level, and including the need to immediately create and implement a detailed mental health assessment intake. The shopping list that I would present to the minister would really be encapsulated in our last annual report. We identified previously that many of those systemic issues identified in the annual report have been around for a while.
On June 2nd, 2009. See this statement in context.