Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Justice.
Four years ago a young offender by the name of Danny Perrault was convicted of manslaughter in youth court and received a three-year sentence. Last year he was transferred to minimum security in an adult provincial institute to serve a sentence for being unlawfully at large from the youth detention centre.
Mr. Perrault walked away from the minimum security facility and before being arrested he committed a brutal sexual assault. Earlier this year he received a 14-year sentence for that crime, which he is appealing on the grounds the judge gave undue consideration to the protection of society.
Will the minister send an unequivocal message to the Canadian legal profession, as well as to the Canadian public, that the protection of society is a primary concern of the criminal justice system?