Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Solicitor General.
Recently the Minister of Justice tabled amendments to the Young Offenders Act and a sentencing reform bill that clearly indicated that this government will support increased community based crime prevention and rehabilitation strategies.
I am concerned however about earlier decisions to change federal funding to our local partners, like the St. Leonard's Society, that may jeopardize their ability to help us meet this goal.
Would the Solicitor General please review these funding strategies and assure this House that our local partners will be able to maintain and enhance their community based custodial and non-custodial criminal rehabilitation programs?