Public Safety committee  Yes.

Public Safety committee  I think we have already heard the profile of our federal offenders is those who are suffering from addiction, either to drugs or alcohol, and we've got a large percentage who are suffering as well from mental health issues. Who exactly will be covered or eliminated in terms of t

Public Safety committee  Thank you for the time. The impact of overcrowding in the institutions, and an increase in the overcrowding, is going to limit access to the programs that are currently being run that assist with the rehabilitation. It will slow down individuals appearing before the National Pa

Public Safety committee  The last figure I saw was in the mid-twenties.

Public Safety committee  Yes.

Public Safety committee  I thank the committee on behalf of the John Howard Society of Canada for the opportunity to appear with respect to Bill C-59. The John Howard Society, for those of you who do not know, is a non-profit organization whose mission is the promotion of effective, just, humane respon

Justice committee  Yes.

Justice committee  Well—

Justice committee  Given the level of funding, it is not working. If that funding were increased, intuitively I expect it would work, but I suggest there would need to be a review.

Justice committee  I would say there is a difference there. First, there is a great deal of evidence to indicate that mandatory minimums do not reduce the level of crime within communities and that they are not seen as a deterrent to the individual offender.

Justice committee  Thank you. I'll begin by thanking the committee, on behalf of the John Howard Society of Canada, for the invitation to appear. We appreciate the opportunity to meet with you today to discuss Bill C-54. For those of you who don't know, the John Howard Society of Canada is a non-

Justice committee  My concern is on the casting of the die at the front end, whether it's 25 going to 27, 30, or 50. The difficulty we have, voiced at this committee and over the last two weeks since Mr. Olson's parole hearing, is the pain of appearing at a parole hearing that could be seen as eith

Justice committee  Thank you. I thank the committee on behalf of the John Howard Society of Canada for the invitation to appear. We appreciate the opportunity to meet with you today to discuss Bill C-48. The John Howard Society, as most of you know, is a non-profit organization whose mission is t

Justice committee  Yes. The John Howard Society, in the provision of its services and programming, runs reconciliation activities that involve both victims of crime and the offenders. So it is not an area that we are unaware of. Contact with victims is an ongoing matter.

Justice committee  No. Not at all.