Mr. Speaker, the YOA is not the cause of crime. I do not think there are any qualms about that. I know we have been accused of saying that it is the cause but that is not the case at all. There are a number of causes. I agree with the hon. member there are causes that have to be addressed. We must address the causes in any way we can. We involve the provinces, social service and every aspect we can.
When we are trying to eliminate the causes and are doing a good job and somebody crosses the line and breaks the law anyway by committing murder, we say that the YOA is not doing its job of performing justice. The word justice is missing from our system in a number of ways.
I received 15,000 letters in one day that I will be delivering soon to the Minister of Justice. There are another 5,000 to 6,000 letters that I received in my riding and in Ottawa. I am sure every member has received letters that ask us to do something about young offenders. The government continually sits over there saying that it is all right, that Canadians like what they are doing, and that the act is good. That is baloney.
When will the government recognize what people are saying out there? It should pay attention to Canadians. The Young Offenders Act is not satisfactory to Canadians. Why does the government continually deny that? I know the member receives the same letters I do.