The Manitoba Liberals have released documents that suggest the Pallister government had plans to close the Dauphin Correctional Centre (DCC) more than a year before the announcement was made.
The documents were obtained in a Freedom of Information request.
Liberal Leader Dougald Lamont tells CKDM the government “had every intention of closing that jail down, but waited until after the election to spring it on people.”
The first briefing note recommending a shutdown is from November 28, 2018. The premier received a similar briefing note on January 15, 2019. A third briefing note was directed to the Minister of Justice on March 11, 2019.
The Liberal leader and MLA for St. Boniface says the “worst possible thing we could be doing is laying people off”, and thinks the government should be doing everything they can to save every single job.
Lamont also criticized the decision to make correctional workers relocate their families during a pandemic.
You can view the documents and the release from the Manitoba Liberals here.
The Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba was not immediately available for comment.
