Mr. Speaker, I have no intention of elaborating upon objectives that may have been in the mind of the last government or a previous minister.
Instead, I will concentrate on the purpose of the study at the justice department. As I have said, it is linked directly to our international obligations to ensure that our domestic laws reflect the accord among all civilized nations of the world that we prohibit the use of excessive force against children. That is exactly what we are looking at in this study.