Not one member of the public showed up for Nunavut’s Corrections Act consultation – CBC

Territorial government overhauling antiquated act, looking for public’s input

Sep 07, 2016

Mark Witzaney would have loved to talk to Iqaluit residents Tuesday night about how the territory plans to change its antiquated Corrections Act, how Nunavut’s justice department wants to incorporate Inuit societal values into rehabilitating inmates, and bring in more independent oversight to corrections.

Instead, he spoke to a roomful of empty chairs, a handful of his justice department coworkers and a couple members of the media.

No one from the public attended.

“I would have liked to see more people,” Witzaney, a senior policy analyst with the territory’s justice department said at the Anglican Parish Hall, the site of Tuesday night’s public consultation.

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