Justice committee  I think the view of the council is that there is a creep into the Youth Criminal Justice Act of concepts that are really more appropriate for adults and not appropriate for youth. In particular, some of us participated in a national consultation on the YCJA that led to the deve

Justice committee  Here is another important issue that the proposed amendments do not address that the members of the council wish to bring to the committee members' attention. If it's our objective to improve the youth justice system, we must find ways to stop the criminalization of youth who hav

Justice committee  For this reason, we respectfully ask the committee members to step back from Bill C-4 and help instead to promote measures that will further reduce youth crime and promote the safety of the Canadian public. Let's put the emphasis on promoting measures that will give full effect t

Justice committee  Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and good afternoon, members. I'm Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond, B.C.'s representative for children and youth and president of the Canadian Council of Child and Youth Advocates. As you know, beside me is Sylvie Godin from the Quebec commission. We also have w