Revitalizing Canada's Prison Farms

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   Name: Andrew McCann on Jun 3, 2009

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   Name: Carol Hunt on Jun 3, 2009

   Comments: The prison farms should be retained as they provide both food and rehabilitation and therapeutic activity.

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   Name: Anonymous on Jun 4, 2009

   Comments: Conservative thinking says that having a farm for the prisioner to work at will mean the prisioner will re-offend to get back in once he is out. Thats the message I get. How about an I.Q. test for all ministers Lets fight for that!

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   Name: Stuart McMillan on Jun 5, 2009

   Comments: While there are challenges to operating a functional farming operation with inmates, the benefits far outweigh them. Most of the prisons are located in productive agricultural regions and at a time when the federal government is working to find ways to reduce costs in prisons farming operations can offer a method to reduce costs whle providing valuable lifeskills for prisoners.

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   Name: Wayne Roberts on Jun 7, 2009

   Comments: this is a very important issue that allows workers, farmers and people interested in helping prisoners change their lives to get behind

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   Name: Anonymous on Jun 8, 2009

   Comments: Keeping prison farms agricultural sector open is vital to your "Local" Food Programme. Without farmers there is no programme. Prisons are right in offering what is vital both in education and nutritional food to eat that feeds the brain and body.

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   Name: Robin Comolli on Jun 8, 2009

   Comments: As a Nutritionist and an environmental protection activist, I must insist that our governments take a responsible overview of this issue and make appropriate descisions understanding that sustainability must be the "New Bottom Line". WE CITIZENS DEMAND THIS.

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   Name: Sandra Mark on Jun 8, 2009

   Comments: Many prisioners suffer from mental illness and addiction issues as well as other nutritional related concerns--all prisons shoudl grow their own fresh food and teach prisioners about how food can help you feel bettter and live a better life.

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   Name: Bonnie Beals on Jun 8, 2009

   Comments: As a country we need to rely on our communities for basic needs like food, water , and shelter. This view is growing as we search to become more sustainable. The Prison farm needs to be revitalized because this is the growing consensus with most Canadians.

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    Name: Travis McCann on Jun 9, 2009

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    Name: Anonymous on Jun 9, 2009

    Comments: The training , practical and meaningful work will perhaps enhance the lives of the inmates by knowing their efforts are helping to feed many others,and their positive work ethic could help their chances for adjusting to the world outside when released

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    Name: Nicole Lahaie on Jun 9, 2009

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    Name: Thérèse Shaheen on Jun 10, 2009

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    Name: Anonymous on Jun 10, 2009

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    Name: Stu Vickars on Jun 10, 2009

    Comments: Engaging prisoners in the production one of our most basic necessities should be encouraged, not shut down.

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    Name: Dan Lafreniere on Jun 10, 2009

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    Name: Margaret Meyer on Jun 10, 2009

    Comments: After working for 15 years as a full-time teacher in the federal prison schools, I KNOW how important the farm work is to the rehabilitation of offenders. This is as valuable a program as I have seen in the prison system. Please do not cancel it. I will not list all the reasons behind my belief in the value of the prison farms. They have been spoken by many other concerned groups. Sincerely, Margaret meyer

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    Name: Gini Sutherland on Jun 11, 2009

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    Name: Rev John Langton on Jun 11, 2009

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    Name: Rev John Langton on Jun 11, 2009

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    Name: Dan Wainman on Jun 11, 2009

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    Name: Anna Wright on Jun 11, 2009

    Comments: Warehousing is not the answer...rehabilitation and dignity is.

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    Name: Monique Nutter on Jun 11, 2009

    Comments: We desperately need more people with the skills and abiities to grow food sustainably in Canada. The Prison Farms are an opportunity to healthfully reintegrate convicts into the community, while at the same time providing the community with valuable goods and services.

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    Name: Terri on Jun 11, 2009

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    Name: Russ Christianson on Jun 11, 2009

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    Name: Diana Morgan on Jun 11, 2009

    Comments: The spin-off from the prison farms is invaluable to the surrounding community.

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    Name: Susan Belyea on Jun 12, 2009

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    Name: Bill MacKay on Jun 12, 2009

    Comments: Working prison farms are an excellent way to rehabilitate convicts so that they re-enter society with a positive and socially healthy attitude. Leaving convicts in cells all day just breeds more crime, and negative motivation.

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    Name: Cory Morningstar on Jun 12, 2009

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    Name: Julie Martineau on Jun 12, 2009

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    Name: Karen King on Jun 12, 2009

    Comments: With the shortage of rehabilitation programs, it makes no sense to terminate programs that teach skills that will aid with reintegration. The jails are filled with people that are the refuse of societal ills, why not reeducate, when it can benefit all in the future.

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    Name: Heather Hossie on Jun 12, 2009

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    Name: Anonymous on Jun 13, 2009

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    Name: Susan Scruton on Jun 13, 2009

    Comments: I strongly urge you to reconsider the decision to close the prison farms. They are beneficial on so many levels.

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    Name: Georgia Lay on Jun 13, 2009

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    Name: Anonymous on Jun 13, 2009

    Comments: As a gardener I know how therapeutic it can be to work with food and have that close connection to the natural systems plants and animals create that support us to live. It brings a sense of respect for life and it is good to eat local food especially in these times of economic hardship. This is a good thing for the prisoners to be working with and should be continued!

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    Name: Susan Chan on Jun 13, 2009

    Comments: This decision is short-sighted and comes at a time when the impetus to produce and eat local food is at an all time high. Please reverse the decision to close prison farms--instead use resources to revitalize the farms and make them into model farms capable of feeding inmates with fresh food, produced with their own hands.

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    Name: Julia Adam on Jun 14, 2009

    Comments: Prison farms should be increasing by the day. There are multiple layers to their benefits, and any decision to dismantle the handful that current exist in Canada need reversing immediately.

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    Name: Pei-Ju Wang on Jun 14, 2009

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    Name: Geri Blinick on Jun 14, 2009

    Comments: I fully support the prison farm programs for education, rehabilitation, sustainability and empowerment of the criminal justice system, the prisons and the prisoners themselves.

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    Name: Catherine Montgomery on Jun 14, 2009

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    Name: Anonymous on Jun 14, 2009

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    Name: Anonymous on Jun 15, 2009

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    Name: Monica Ficker on Jun 15, 2009

    Comments: I think it is short sighted that the government is considering stopping this program. Government should be taking every opportunity to promote the production and use of local foods.

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    Name: Karen Markle on Jun 15, 2009

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    Name: Karen Markle on Jun 15, 2009

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    Name: Karen Markle on Jun 15, 2009

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    Name: Anonymous on Jun 15, 2009

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    Name: Tim on Jun 15, 2009

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    Name: Norah McMahon on Jun 15, 2009

    Comments: As a Literacy teacher, I know that there is nothing as impressive for someone trying to turn his/her life around as seeing immediate results. Growing food is immediate and important. Please do not cancel the program. If anything, it would be a great opportunity to try and be creative about how to expand the program.

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