Justice committee  It was at the Maison de l'Apprenti and at the Résidence Taché.

Justice committee  Yes, it is a detention centre for youth.

Justice committee  Yes, I was there from 16 to 18 years old.

Justice committee  Yes, absolutely; that's part of the process. There I learned to know myself, to know what I wanted to do, what I liked, and they gave me all the opportunities.

Justice committee  Are you talking about educators, psychoeducators?

Justice committee  I had one main educator, but I worked with several others at the same time.

Justice committee  We met at least once a week, but as that person was on the same floor, we were constantly working together.

Justice committee  Yes. I have spoken in favour of longer sentences, but it must be accompanied by rehabilitation. This is from my personal experience. I needed several episodes of incarceration to understand, but I personally know people who understood right away. They did their three months sente

Justice committee  Yes, I was always very well supported.

Justice committee  To answer your question, as I said, it was the longest sentence which was the most beneficial. The first sentences, four to five months long, were for minor offences. You do a third of the sentence and you begin right away to be reintegrated into society. I said the longest one w

Justice committee  As I was saying, often, young people are searching for their identity. During adolescence, we are trying to find out who we are or whom we associate with. If you put his picture in the paper and identify him as a criminal, a repeat offender, a danger to society, a youth is more l

Justice committee  Yes.

Justice committee  The psychoeducators that I had the opportunity to work with were role models for me. They were the people who had the keys and who locked the doors, but that it is only part of their work. They bent over backwards to help young people and they went so far as to putting in extra h

Justice committee  Good morning everyone. My name is Simon Fournel-Laberge. I was invited here today following a report in which I participated on CBC Radio and TV. The subject of the show was the changes that the government wishes to make to the Youth Criminal Justice Act. I want, first of all,