Regarding the decision to proceed with construction of the Kitchener prison for women, ( a ) how much money has been spent to date on the prison project, ( b ) how were those funds allocated, ( c ) was consideration given to relocating the prison to the Maple Grove road site? If yes, why was the site found to be unsuitable, ( d ) has any consideration been given to the recent offer by the warden of the Oxford Regional Centre in which a portion of that prison was offered to Correctional Service Canada, as an alternative to building the prison for women in Kitchener? If not, why not and ( e ) what would the anticipated cost of relocating the prison to an alternate site be and what types of expenditures would be included in that cost?
In the House of Commons on February 6th, 1995. See this statement in context.