In all of the categories for which statistics are compiled in New Brunswick, the rate is lower. I realize that for other categories, we can't be quite as certain. There are certainly many things going on in the world that we are not aware of, but if we ask to see a study that clearly proves incarcerating young persons lowers the crime rate, no one can provide us with one.
All we know is that our approach results in a lower youth crime rate. We can't know everything, and neither can you. If there is nothing to prove that incarceration works, then I submit that the burden of proof rests with the parties who support that approach. Show us a study that proves it works better than our approach. Otherwise, sir, leave us to go about the business of protecting the people of New Brunswick.