Mr. Speaker, I have a petition signed by about 50 of my constituents who are in the teaching profession. It has been duly certified pursuant to Standing Order 36 to be in order.
My constituents in the province of Saskatchewan object strongly to the present status of Canada's Young Offenders Act. They feel that the Young Offenders Act has failed to address the issue of youth crime and has negative results in our schools, communities, and society in general.
Therefore they petition the House to enact legislation to significantly toughen the Young Offenders Act as quickly as possible, with a view to making young offenders responsible for their actions, making the names of young offenders public and increasing the severity of consequences for repeat offences.