Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Mr. Doob, I am glad that someone brought up clause 3(1)(a) of the bill to you. I am not sure whether you noticed the same thing I did, but clause 3(1) of the bill removes paragraph (a) from the current section and makes the first objective of the youth criminal justice system “holding young persons accountable through measures that are proportionate to the seriousness of the offence and the degree of responsibility of the young person”. I noticed that the current act already provides for that in section 38(2)(c). But where clause 3(1)(a), in its current form in the bill, goes wrong is that it removes paragraph (a) from section 3 as it now stands, which I think does a much better job of outlining the other objectives described in the proposed amendments to the section.
Did you notice the same thing?