One of the core principles I mentioned is that the best interests of the child be taken into consideration, and that is not incorporated into Bill C-10 and the youth criminal justice system.
Article 40 of the convention deals specifically with penal justice for persons under the age of 18. It is our submission that Bill C-10 violates article 40.
Article 37 deals with detention to be only as a last resort. We argue that Bill C-10 violates that.
Article 39 argues for helping persons who are victims. As has been mentioned here, we certainly agree with early intervention. That's what the convention would support. But that's not what this bill is going to lead us to. This bill is going to lead to more young people being detained for longer periods of time on a serious crime, and we know that jails do not usually lead to rehabilitation of young people.
So age-appropriate accountability is a core principle of children's rights, and that's what we want to see: age-appropriate accountability.
Does that answer your question?