Speech (House debate)

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{
    "time": "2000-05-17 14:10:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Mr. Myron Thompson (Wild Rose, Canadian Alliance)",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p>Mr. Speaker, this week I was given an independent management consultant's report on Grierson prison near Edmonton. This high priced report begins with the phrase:</p>\n<p>Grierson Centre should be the happiest little jail in Canada. It isn't. Instead, it is plagued with low staff morale, lack of trust and respect, gossip and rumour, in-fighting and petty disagreements, lack of job satisfaction and a developing syndrome of hopelessness and helplessness.</p>\n<p>It spoke of the management style as autocratic, motivated by fear, intimidation, threats of punitive action and manipulation. The most appalling statement was that the staff is being watched by surveillance video cameras and listened to with bugging equipment by management.</p>\n<p>For once Correctional Service Canada got a lot for its money because this report could be applicable to any institution in Canada and in particular to national headquarters in Ottawa.</p>\n<p>It is ironic that all the punitive measures and intimidation are directed toward staff while the inmates are treated like guests at a hotel.</p>\n<p>My lesson for the solicitor general is, you are only as good as the people who work for you.</p>",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "url": "/debates/2000/5/17/myron-thompson-1/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/284/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/3073/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Statements By Members",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Correctional Service Canada",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/2000/5/17/",
    "related": {
        "document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F2000%2F5%2F17%2F"
    }
}