I don't think that's complete, Mr. Ménard. If you went on, you would see that the report says that there was much discussion, for instance, regarding repeat and violent offenders, which leads some to think that the YCJA needed to be amended to strengthen the notion of public safety. I heard in British Columbia that “British Columbia expressed frustration with chronic property offenders and finding a better way of delineating between young people...” and that “All agreed that prolific offenders are a small percentage but the Province needs to have a strategy to deal with them.”
In Saskatchewan, there was “concern expressed regarding the practice of gangs using and recruiting young people for more serious crime.” I heard, for instance, that “Many talk about having to stop that 'out of control' young person and detention was sometimes the only way to protect the public.” I heard a wide range of comments.
Again, as I said in my opening remarks, for the most part the law works well, but for a small number of out-of-control--and, many times, violent--youth, some changes had to be made. A number of these were highlighted, as you know, in the Nunn report out of Nova Scotia.
Again, we are required to respond to the Supreme Court of Canada decision. All of these came together, and you have the legislation that is before you today.