I think there are some questions that we need to study and identify the correct responses to. It may be very appropriate to bring those questions to this committee for deep study.
The process of engagement that we undertook identified certain reforms that disproportionately fell into the category of those that apply to adults. We weren't necessarily hearing the same level of feedback when it came to youth criminal justice, though there are some elements that we touched on in Bill C-14.
One particular piece we heard, subsequent to the development of Bill C-14, was the need to ensure that we're targeting people who would recruit young people into crime. Monsieur Fortin was one of the people who first raised this issue with me, and it is present in Bill C-16. Therefore, this committee will have an opportunity to consider that particular issue.
However, if the committee wants to advance further work on youth criminal justice, I would welcome a study that benefits from deep engagement with, and the expertise of, Canadians who spent their careers identifying solutions in this space.
