Mr. Speaker, I am extremely pleased to speak after such laudatory comments from a government member. We do not hear that every day, and I will take it with pleasure today. I am also pleased to know that there are people in
Western Canada who think differently from the Reform Party. I congratulate the member for rising to say so.
Currently, what is heard in this House is amplified by all the media attention surrounding the issue that we see in the newspapers and the whole issue of young offenders. I see that in Western Canada there may be people who think somewhat as we do in Quebec. I therefore invite the Minister of Justice to pay attention when he wishes to amend the Young Offenders Act. It seems there is a position in Quebec that may in some respects be reflected in Western Canada.
The Young Offenders Act can be amended if there is felt to be a need to do so. As for me, in Quebec, we do not see the need to amend the Young Offenders Act, but the need the apply it fairly and provide the resources for it to be applied throughout Canada.