Justice committee  Mr. Chair, while we're waiting, I would like to point out for Mr. Woodworth that if he is looking for some of our submissions, I did provide a copy of the position paper that we submitted to the Department of Justice. It's old now, but many of the comments that I raised are inclu

Justice committee  Mr. Chair, I do. Thank you very much. And thank you to the committee for inviting the Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies to present this morning. As some and perhaps all of you are aware, our organization is composed of 26 members who are across the country and prov

Justice committee  Okay. Well, I've cut it down, so hopefully we'll have a lot of time for discussion. Our organization has long been interested in this work. In fact, we responded to the 1993 white paper the Department of Justice put out on this issue, as well as the 1998 Department of Justice re

Human Resources committee  Right now they are entitled by law to that benefit. The proposed legislation would remove that entitlement, but right now they're entitled. If you were looking at extending it to others who you believe deserve it—because it's unfair—we would certainly support that. However, tha

Human Resources committee  No. I would say the same thing, that I think it's--

Human Resources committee  We certainly have fact sheets on our website that you are welcome to use that are researched every year by the wonderful volunteers and students who work with us. Both Catherine and I teach at the law school as well, and have the benefit of law students to assist with that proces

Human Resources committee  Since I was invited to comment by Mr. Cuzner, and I thank you for this comment, one of the things is there is a presumption, when we talk about who is eligible and who has been criminalized. We know that self-report studies in this country show there is virtually nobody in this c

Human Resources committee  I would add that if you are instead suggesting that we extend so that those who have been victimized who might not otherwise be institutionalized in a hospital also be eligible, we would certainly support that. That's not what's in the bill, though, and in fact it doesn't aid vic

Human Resources committee  In the provincial and territorial? Where?

Human Resources committee  As someone who has been doing this work for the last 28 years, first with young people, then with men, and then with women, I have yet to see the adequacy of programs that are being described. Most people in corrections will agree. I was just in Moncton with Ashley Smith's family

Human Resources committee  It was Ms. Latimer, as well, who raised those issues, so I'll share this time with her. And I apologize for not being able to answer in French.

Human Resources committee  We know, in fact, that the individuals coming out, particularly women.... But men also come from some of the marginalized groups. People who are in prison tend not to be the most privileged. People coming out, often our first try.... The three basic things people need to succeed,

Human Resources committee  Yes.

Human Resources committee  As concerns the Elizabeth Fry Society, we haven't looked at that specifically with respect to this bill, but we certainly look at it all the time, and some of those areas have already been previously cut. Both our organizations have previously benefited from investment from unemp

Human Resources committee  There are other people who are entitled to it: if you're hospitalized.... There are other circumstances in which you're entitled to it. I think the bigger question is that this seems to be a punitive move, and certainly the presumption that it doesn't impact or victimize anyone e