For the third meeting in a row, the Thompson Chamber of Commerce was host to an MLA candidate.

Inez Vystrcil-Spence, the Liberal nominee in the race for Thompson MLA, made a presentation yesterday to the Chamber members and public in attendance.

Vystrcil-Spence spoke about the state of northern living and the local economy, as well as answered questions about having a local restorative justice facility.

“I support it wholeheartedly. It’s just a matter of not coming down too hard, you know. They’re not bad kids; there are bad circumstances around them that they have no control over. And that’s our job as the adults and the helpers to create a safe environment and a good environment for them to grow healthy. But that’s beyond all of our control in some cases, so when it comes down to that last resort, which is a child ending up in the justice system, we don’t want to be punitive with them. I don’t really believe in that philosophy. I think we always need to support and not judge anybody that’s struggling in life.”

Progressive Conservative candidate Kelly Bindle spoke to the Chamber two weeks ago and NDP candidate Steve Ashton made his presentation last week.