Mr. Speaker, I have a petition of several hundred names signed by residents of Pembroke, Petawawa, Chalk River, Deep River, Stonecliffe and many other areas.
Mr. Frank Cirella, the store owner who sponsored this petition, has been robbed three times, each time by young offenders.
The petitioners want the law to provide for the release of names of young offenders. They want the lowering of the age limit to allow prosecution to meet the severity of the crime. They feel that the law must be greatly tightened up in order to provide for the proper punishment of young offenders.
Since this petition was signed the new legislation relating to young offenders has been tabled in the House of Commons.