Restorative Justice Funding

WHEREAS restorative justice programs are recognized as a beneficial and cost effective service by the Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General; AND WHEREAS restorative justice programs have faced a continuous struggle to secure adequate and ongoing funding despite multiple resolutions endorsed by UBCM in the past and the written commitment of the Solicitor General: THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that UBCM work with the Ministries of Attorney General and Public Safety and Solicitor General to implement a stable long term funding source for Restorative Justice Programs in the Province of British Columbia.