Jasbir Sandhu at the Public Safety and National Security Committee

On October 18th, 2011. See this statement in context.

October 18th, 2011 / 12:20 p.m.

NDP

Jasbir Sandhu NDP Surrey North, BC

I'll follow up on the last discussion we were having.

We know that the aboriginal population is over-represented in the prisons and also in the ranks of those suffering from mental illness and substance abuse. Could you, Dr. Simpson, tell us, in your opinion, how we can invest to help improve outcomes for aboriginal people? How can we improve the outcomes by investing in programs?

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