Public Safety committee  Yes.

Public Safety committee  I certainly support the underlying thesis in your analysis, but of course I have blinders on when I appear before you--

Public Safety committee  --in terms of talking about what happens now. The Correctional Service of Canada doesn't have the luxury of picking and choosing who comes through their gate, but they do have a legal responsibility to deal with them once they get them. Really, that's what the focus is. But I a

Public Safety committee  Yes. A large part of what we've talked about today, of course, is the challenge the service has in recruiting and retaining mental health professionals. Those folks are being trained, and they are available for employment; it's just a question of getting them to choose the Correc

Public Safety committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chair, and through you to the members, for the opportunity to have this discussion. I really appreciate the latitude with which you've run this. Thank you.

Public Safety committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. Congratulations on being reappointed chair of this committee. I'll start off by saying that certainly I and my office will be available to the committee as you pursue your studies in regard to corrections, mental health, and addictions. We loo

Public Safety committee  Thank you for your questions, Mr. Holland. On your first point as to whether you're only going to see where they've recently painted the walls and polished the floors, I suppose that might be the case, but I can tell you that running a correctional facility is complicated and th

Public Safety committee  As I recall, your itinerary currently does not involve a visit to a women's institution. I think that is probably the largest gap, and the fact that your itinerary also does not take you to the Pacific region is something of interest, because there are some particular challenges

Public Safety committee  I'm very intrigued by the experience of Australia's justice prison health service, which is a stand-alone health-providing agency that provides comprehensive health care to those who are involved with that country's, that state's, criminal justice system. The reference to the Nov

Public Safety committee  Grand Valley Institution for Women is in some ways typical of the other women's centres across the country. They were all based on the same program model. They were all built around the same time. Some things are unique. I wouldn't say not to go to Grand Valley Institution, but I

Public Safety committee  Warkworth, again, is recovering from a major incident, an extended period of lockdown. I believe they're just in the last couple of weeks back to a normal routine. There are some ongoing issues at Warkworth. Mr. Davies, I could take you across the country, region by region, ins

Public Safety committee  I certainly don't think it would hurt. I don't think you would necessarily see anything different. What you would gain is some analysis and interpretation of what you're seeing and what you're being told by somebody who has spent a considerable amount of time in the institution.

Public Safety committee  One of the recommendations that came out of our investigation into the death of Ashley Smith was that we should quickly develop a national strategy for mental health in corrections that would build bridges between the federal Correctional Service and provincial health and correct

Public Safety committee  Any national strategy would have to include involvement from the police, the courts, and the health providers. It would have to look at resources available in local communities. This will not be an easy or a quick change. By the time the Correctional Service of Canada receives a

Public Safety committee  Well, let me go back to your....