Public Safety committee  My understanding is that there would be the charge for simple possession of cannabis and then the person would be summoned to appear in court related to that charge. Perhaps Mr. Cudjoe can expand on this. Basically, there would be a timeline. All of these administration of justic

Public Safety committee  Yes, please.

Public Safety committee  It helps people interpret what the intent of the law is. So when we interpret this legislation, we would do it in a way that acknowledges historical injustices, which would be a way of correcting those injustices.

Public Safety committee  We would like them to be automatic. Would you like me to go over what's on page 4 to 5?

Public Safety committee  Oh, sure.

Public Safety committee  Before my 10 minutes start, I want to mention one housekeeping issue. I have some recommendations and proposed amendments that I just submitted. I won't go into depth about those because we can discuss them during the questions if you would like. Good afternoon. I would like to

Public Safety committee  Yes. I would add to that and say that you need to consult with organizations like NWAC that work very closely with their provincial and territorial organizations. They know what they need, and they can answer these questions.

Public Safety committee  We do provide some recommendations in our brief that touch on potential amendments. One of them would be that under “Definitions”, we'd recommend making a proposed section 85.1, where there would be a special definition for indigenous inmates. It would say, “For Indigenous inmate

Public Safety committee  We recommend that elders be part of that process and that Corrections not define who those elders are, that communities themselves determine that and that these elders be reflective of these communities. Also, I think it's important to provide culturally sensitive and trauma-inf

Public Safety committee  Yes.

Public Safety committee  I echo what both of our witnesses are saying. I would emphasize that it's important that there be a solution that takes their needs into account and provides them with meaningful access to justice, something independent, as Dr. Parkes suggests, but that is also quick and that peo

Public Safety committee  That is correct.

Public Safety committee  That is my assessment. Correct.

Public Safety committee  Thank you very much. Yes, we would echo the Elizabeth Fry statement that it should be abolished in women's prisons. As I hoped to illustrate, the women who come in have very different circumstances and needs than the men do. Right now, there are only eight women who are in segre

Public Safety committee  There are other places to put them. As Jonathan Rudin mentioned, a lot of the issues stem from mental health, and they should be put in appropriate facilities that can address those needs.