Thank you.
In the Pacific region that I represent, women in need of emergency health care are transferred to all-male regional psychiatric facilities managed in segregation-like conditions. In this regard, I thank you for the strength of your report. Your language was particularly passionate and condemning in this area.
Last week at committee, CSC said the practice has still not been prohibited, and they gave some reasons why not. I'm interested in your views. Why don't I read what they said?
Anne Kelly said:
Now, it's only in an emergency situation and it's only for short periods of time that we do this, and the reason we do is because at that point the woman is seen by a psychologist or a psychiatrist she knows well, has her case management team, has her parole officer. Probably her family is there, so to take the woman and actually transfer her to the RPC on the Prairies or to Pinel in Quebec is very disruptive.
Is that a rationale for CSC not taking your recommendation?