Mr. Speaker, I have received several complaints about apparent overstaffing at corrections Canada's Okimaw Ochi Healing Lodge near Maple Creek, Saskatchewan.
For example, a certified day care worker was recently hired for the one toddler at the institution. I am told that there will soon be two toddlers. The lodge has a good working arrangement for foster care on the nearby Nikaneet Reserve, so that solitary child is at the lodge only half time.
There are two nurses on staff for the 20 inmates, whereas neighbouring taxpaying farmers and ranchers who have never
committed a crime still have to travel 30 or 40 kilometres to obtain basic medical services. Is this fair?
This small institution has four clerical employees. I do not doubt that they are busy, but why is there so much paper to shuffle?
My diagnosis is that corrections Canada suffers from chronic bureaucratic bloat.