Again, there's been quite a bit on this. We've indicated that the youth criminal justice system must effectively hold young offenders accountable for serious crimes and there must be meaningful consequences.
There were comments about putting young people in with adults. That's absolutely untrue. It was never said by me or by anyone associated with our government, because we believe that's not where young people should be. They should be with other young people, getting the treatment and help they need. We've been very, very clear on that.
In May 2008 the Supreme Court decided that a young offender could no longer automatically get an adult sentence for most serious sentences as prescribed, with the onus being on the defence; however, the court did not rule out adult or longer sentences where the crown could successfully argue that the most appropriate sentence would be a longer sentence for youth offenders.
Ours is a balanced approach. Again, I heard quite a bit about this and about concerns that people have in this area. There are many, many people encouraging this government to act.