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COMMUNITY SERVICES--INVESTIGATION TO BROADEN ------------------------------------------------------------ Community Services Minister Jim Smith announced today that complaints contained in the Stratton Report regarding employees of his department will be examined by the investigatory team established by the Justice Department. "I asked my staff to recommend a process. What they have said is that the professional approach already offered by the team at Justice should be expanded to include facilities run by our department. It is a sound, professional approach that is offered by the team already in place. We are committed to a fair, thorough and comprehensive investigation. We will avail ourselves of that process," said the minister. In October Justice Minister Bill Gillis named Bob Barss, executive director of policing services, as head of the investigatory team. At the time of its appointment the team was instructed to examine complaints concerning the conduct of staff at institutions operated by the Department of Justice. That examination will now be expanded to include the institutions operated by the Department of Community Services. -30- Contact: Margaret Murphy 902-424-4880 trp Nov. 06, 1995