Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 36, I am pleased and honoured to present a petition signed by people in my riding of Victoria-Haliburton and other areas concerning young offenders.
No doubt they are joining the thousands of Canadians who are concerned about the violence in our communities, in particular the disturbing rise in youth violence.
This petition has been duly certified by the Clerk of Petitions and calls on Parliament to review and revise our laws concerning young offenders by empowering the courts to prosecute and punish the young law breakers who are terrorizing our society by releasing their names and lowering the age limit to allow prosecution to meet the severity of the crime.
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