I'd like to ask this. I did have a discussion with Mr. Dechert, who explained it to me, but I would like to have the Department of Justice officials explain. Why the change? Some of this deals with the collision, realistically, between provincial laws protecting the best interests of the child--and in some provinces that is displayed by different ages--and the Criminal Code, which sets out 18 in a number of locations as a milestone.
What is the reason for the change?