Human Resources committee  Could I tell one quick story of how we can spend the money better?

Human Resources committee  I was in the hospital one day, sitting with a chap who had been stabbed twice by his girlfriend the night before. That's one of the things we do. There was this screaming that broke out. Throughout the whole place you could hear this screaming. This was in the general hospital in

Human Resources committee  Yes, if you build a team right from the start, then your chance of success is better.

Human Resources committee  I'm involved with a group in Barrie, for example, that's looking to put up a permanent centre along the lines of what they did in Cambridge. We've been at this for a number of years now. You need to get the key driving person to put the thing together, and it hasn't happened so f

Human Resources committee  The jail in Penetang was run by a private company for the first five years. They had eight teachers in the jail, and it was the most successful program. As I walked around the jail and watched people in classes and courses, some people were sitting with their feet up, and they we

Human Resources committee  I have a quick comment on that. In terms of measuring it, in England, they're at the end of their ten-year program; in fact they were in 2007. They have developed a number of very useful measures and reports that are highly readable. It would be very useful to look at what they'

Human Resources committee  Thank you, and I'll say amen to that. It's part of my job. Thanks for having me, and thanks for all your hard work and for continuing in this current economic situation. That's a good thing to do. I'm national director of homeless and prison ministries for the Evangelical Christ