Let's Talk

Commissioner's Editorial

A Common Goal: Advancing Canada’s Public Safety Agenda

Welcome to a new edition of Let’s Talk. This issue features the work of a variety of Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) employees, and these snapshots offer insight into some of the specialized work carried out by CSC staff.

Regardless of where our work is carried out, or how widely our roles and responsibilities may vary in the Service, we all share the common goal of advancing Canada’s public safety agenda.

The dedicated team at CSC has a proud history of working to make communities safer for Canadians. However, given the changing profile of the offender population, we cannot rest on our laurels. We need to strategically realign our priorities and resources to meet the challenges ahead.

An introduction to CSC’s strategic priorities for fiscal year 2006-07 is on page 26 of this issue and a more in-depth look at our challenges and strategic responses will be featured in the next edition.

In the meantime, I would like to take advantage of this opportunity to wish you the very best in 2006. I look forward to working together with you in my first year as Commissioner as we continue to achieve results for Canadians. ♦

Keith Coulter
Commissioner
Correctional Service of Canada