Mylène Freeman at the Status of Women Committee

On October 27th, 2011. See this statement in context.

October 27th, 2011 / 5:05 p.m.

NDP

Mylène Freeman NDP Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel, QC

Thank you so much for being here, Ms. Walsh and Ms. Dumont-Smith.

I'm going to start with Ms. Dumont-Smith.

We know that aboriginal adults account for around 20% of people admitted to sentenced custody but represent only 3% of the population. Given that aboriginals are targeted by law enforcement and are in prison disproportionately, do you feel that harsher laws are going to be the key to solving senior abuse?

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