Please allow me, Mr. Minister, to repeat my question.
I saw Mr. Bartlett raise his eyebrows as I did. If a young offender is prosecuted under the Criminal Code because he committed a criminal offence, he could be prosecuted by indictment. One thing concerns me. Even when we deal with young offenders—and God knows that most car thefts are committed by young people—very often the Crown proceeds by indictment even when they appear before a youth tribunal.
I repeat my question. Would the mandatory penalty also apply when, in the case of a young person turning 18, this person is convicted for a third offence?