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May 26, 2023


‘You would’ve never seen these tears before:’ Quebec healing centre shares how it helps Indigenous men

More money needed to help clients says Waseskun employee. APTN News: Nestled in the trees by St. Alphonse Rodriguez, a small community 100 km north of Montreal, the Waseskun Healing Centre doesn’t look like a typical minimum-security prison. The centre is funded by the Correctional Service of Canada but it employs its own healing programs which the...

October 22, 2012


Aboriginal Healing Lodges

In 2009-2010, Correction Services Canada (CSC) allocated $21,555,037 for CSC lodges and $4,819,479 for section 81 lodges. This discrepancy in funding meant that Section 81 lodges had to pay their employees up to 50% less and may be unable to provide adequate training. According to the Office of the Correctional Investigator, the original intent was...

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