Justice committee  In fact, we are sending the wrong message with denunciation. We are sending the message that it will have an effect. Professor Bala explained this clearly, and I won't repeat his comments earlier about the impact of deterrence and denunciation. So the idea is that the belief that

Justice committee  Thank you. As we said earlier, the Quebec model places considerable emphasis on compensation for victims. Under the extrajudicial measures system, about 5,000 young people are seen every year. We focus first on having the young person acknowledge measures to compensate the victi

Justice committee  Our experience shows us that we cannot assume the young person's risk of re-offending from the nature of the offence, however serious it may be; nor can we assume that rehabilitation services will have no effect on them. The final recommendation relates to adult sentencing. We a

Justice committee  Good morning. My name is Pierre Hamel, from the Association des centres jeunesse du Québec. With me is Michèle Goyette from the Centre jeunesse de Montréal

Justice committee  Obviously, we hope to see a separate system for young people maintained, and we are pleased to see this incorporated in the bill. However, for it to be separate and stay that way, it must be dissociated from the principles of adult sentencing as much as possible. The Association

Justice committee  The Association des centres jeunesse is pleased to have the opportunity to make recommendations to the committee concerning Bill C-10. The Association des centres jeunesse comprises 16 youth centres in Quebec. The work the youth centres do is governed by the Youth Criminal Just