Mr. Speaker, I have three petitions today.
The first petition recalls the brutal murder of a constituent of mine, Louie Ambas of Scarborough. It brings to the attention of the House that Canadians from coast to coast are calling for changes to the Young Offenders Act and for heavier penalties for all those convicted of violent crime.
The petitioners therefore pray that Parliament amend the Young Offenders Act to provide that young offenders charged with murder be automatically tried in adult court and that if convicted, they be sentenced as adults and that their identities should not be hidden from the public.