Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice.
Jason Gamache of Courtney, B.C. was recently convicted of the first degree murder of six year-old Dawn Shaw. Evidence shows that Gamache was a repeat sexual offender who was not allowed to be with children. However, this fact was not known to the local authorities or to Jason Gamache's neighbours because of the protection of privacy sections of the Young Offenders Act.
Will the parliamentary secretary and the ministry advise the House if it is the government's intention to eliminate this section of the act?