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Committee Evidence - SECU-33
2012-04-03
Kevin Sorenson - 15:46
NDP (QC)
Sylvain Chicoine (Châteauguay—Saint-Constant)
2012-04-03 15:46
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Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you for coming to testify before the committee. In your presentation, you identified three people who make the majority of the grievances submitted at your institution.
What type of individuals are they? Do they have mental health issues, or would one of these three people be acting for other offenders, submitting grievances on their behalf?
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Jay Pyke - 15:47
NDP (QC)
Sylvain Chicoine (Châteauguay—Saint-Constant)
2012-04-03 15:48
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Thank you.
Bill C-293 indicates that, when the commissioner prepares to designate that person a vexatious complainant, he must first inform the individual that he is about to be given that designation. Then, if the person continues, he must inform him a second time that, from now on, he is a vexatious complainant and he must give reasons for his decision.
The bill also provides that the offender will, in certain conditions, be able to continue to submit grievances or request judicial review. As you said, that type of person is going to use all the recourse available. It seems to me that this creates a lot of paperwork, a lot of information exchanges, and so on. I don't have the impression that this will really unclog the grievance process.
What do you think about that?
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Jay Pyke - 15:49
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Sylvain Chicoine (Châteauguay—Saint-Constant)
2012-04-03 15:51
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The decision maker—you, in this case—can already dismiss a vexatious complaint. Have you already applied that directive? Have you already used this power to dismiss certain complaints?
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Committee Evidence - SECU-32
2012-03-27
Kevin Sorenson - 15:46
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Sylvain Chicoine (Châteauguay—Saint-Constant)
2012-03-27 15:46
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Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Gentlemen, thank you for coming to share your comments on the bill. I have several questions that will probably not take too long to answer.
Pursuant to paragraph 25 of Commissioner's Directive 081, regarding offenders' complaints and grievances, the decision-maker—who is the prison warden in most cases—can reject a vexatious complaint. That directive also provides for rejecting the entire grievance or portions thereof. That makes it possible to reject only the vexatious part. Is that correct?
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Don Head - 15:47
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Sylvain Chicoine (Châteauguay—Saint-Constant)
2012-03-27 15:47
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Under paragraph 29 of that same directive, a grievor can be declared a multiple grievor, and paragraph 34 makes it possible to give priority to urgent complaints submitted by multiple grievors. Is that correct?
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Don Head - 15:48
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Sylvain Chicoine (Châteauguay—Saint-Constant)
2012-03-27 15:48
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That's excellent.
Section 74 of the Corrections and Conditional Release Regulations also makes it possible to reject a vexatious grievance. Is that right?
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Don Head - 15:48
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Sylvain Chicoine (Châteauguay—Saint-Constant)
2012-03-27 15:48
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Paragraph 33 of directive 081 also stipulates that a designation must be reassessed every six months. The bill sets out the same requirement. Can you confirm that?
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Don Head - 15:48
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Sylvain Chicoine (Châteauguay—Saint-Constant)
2012-03-27 15:49
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I am talking about both. I think the bill mentions a six-month period, as does the directive.
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Don Head - 15:49
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Sylvain Chicoine (Châteauguay—Saint-Constant)
2012-03-27 15:49
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Finally, the only new aspect of this bill is the fact that the commissioner will designate an offender as a vexatious complainant. Everything else seems to be already included in the legislation and the regulations, as well as in directive 081. Is that indeed the case?
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Don Head - 15:49
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Sylvain Chicoine (Châteauguay—Saint-Constant)
2012-03-27 15:50
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Absolutely, but they could still be refused for being designated as vexatious complainants. All those complaints can nevertheless be rejected by the warden.
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Don Head - 15:50
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Sylvain Chicoine (Châteauguay—Saint-Constant)
2012-03-27 15:50
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Would you not feel more comfortable if clear decision-making criteria were established? The bill says nothing about the number of complaints; it only states that a complainant could be designated as a vexatious complainant. It could be a matter of only one or two complaints.
Would you not feel better if somewhat stricter standards provided you with a bit more guidance in designating a vexatious claimant and if, for instance, there was a set number of complaints that person would have to have submitted?
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Don Head - 15:51
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Sylvain Chicoine (Châteauguay—Saint-Constant)
2012-03-27 15:51
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The Mullan report pointed out problems in terms of rendering decisions within the timeframes set out in directive 081. Many complaints that could be seen as vexatious are actually repeated complaints for the Correctional Service of Canada to respond to those complaints within the established timeframes.
Wouldn't the problem be partially resolved if the Correctional Service of Canada was meeting the timeframes? The report went as far as to recommend that timeframes be shortened in order to expedite the process.
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Don Head - 15:52
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Sylvain Chicoine (Châteauguay—Saint-Constant)
2012-03-27 15:53
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Wouldn't it have been better to introduce a bill that would address the general issue of complaints management? I am saying this because, the Mullan report, for instance, also states that there are too many levels, and it implies that the second level is completely useless.
If the second level were removed to allow the prison to be more independent and even to appeal to the commissioner's office, wouldn't the bill be more adequate?
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Kevin Sorenson - 16:46
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Sylvain Chicoine (Châteauguay—Saint-Constant)
2012-03-27 16:47
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Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I just thought of a possibility. Let's say the bill became law and a complainant was designated as vexatious. I assume there are complainants who may be hated by the staff because they complain repeatedly.
Wouldn't there be a risk of those complainants being somewhat mistreated, with staff knowing full well that they will not be able to complain? It wouldn't be the majority. Only a small minority would probably do something like that, but wouldn't there be a risk of staff members taking their revenge and mistreating certain complainants, knowing they won't be able to submit a complaint?
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Don Head - 16:47
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Sylvain Chicoine (Châteauguay—Saint-Constant)
2012-03-27 16:48
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For example, a prisoner may complain that the potatoes are too small. In that case, he could be given only two or three small potatoes. That's the kind of situation I am talking about. I have another example. For instance, a mistreated prisoner may be hit over the head.
Isn't there a risk of recourse becoming limited? I perceive a risk when it comes to that, though obviously not a life-threatening one. The habit of complaining is being exaggerated. The offender submitted a complaint, which may have been frivolous in nature. From that point on, that offender will no longer be able to complain, but he will have reason to.
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