Thank you.
In 2003 Canada received recommendations to review its youth justice committee to better comply with the convention. There has not been a response to those recommendations. Going back again, I'm sure there will be further investigation and recommendations by the committee.
I am also concerned about what it does to Canada's reputation in terms of promoting human rights. If we don't live up to these conventions, we can't go into other countries and ask other people to live up to them. Canada was a leader in children's rights, and I'm very concerned that we are losing that leadership by eroding the way we violate the convention at home.
I would add that protecting children's rights and protecting the public fit together. It isn't just a matter of the convention. It is that this makes sense for youth justice.