Statement made on 08 May 2008 by Senator Lillian Eva Dyck
Hon. Lillian Eva Dyck:
My question is for the Leader of the Government in the Senate. It is a supplementary to the question that Senator Milne posed yesterday with regard to Correctional Service Canada. She was asking about rehabilitation programs and whether there have been increases in funding.
Will there be any increase in funding with respect to programs directed toward literacy and employment training within federal prisons?
I am interested, in particular, in Aboriginal offenders because, according to the Correctional Service of Canada, only 2 per cent of the adult population is Aboriginal; however, in federal prisons across Canada, 17 per cent is Aboriginal, and the situation is magnified within Saskatchewan.
When the leader speaks to the minister and reviews the funding, would she please look specifically at funding for Aboriginal prisoners with respect to literacy programming and employment skills?
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