You are right, Mr. Petit.
Too often, we have been in court on cases where there were no records, because we were dealing with a minor. That is when they reoffend. Young people do not generally read up on the law, but when they are in front of a judge, they know that they will be released after their sentence. So you get one offence after another. They see themselves as having a kind of immunity.
Crown prosecutors have to meet the burden of proof, but the police have to do the investigation and come up with enough evidence to have charges brought. Often with minors, with no records, reoffending is easy.
As I mentioned in my notes, it is important to make young people who commit serious offences realize that, sooner or later, there will be consequences for them. The registry is a good starting point that will help the police investigate. It is not easy for us.