Mr. Speaker, some twenty Quebec organizations working with young offenders openly oppose Bill C-3 aimed at repealing the Young Offenders Act.
Unfortunately, the Liberal members from Quebec seem unable to hear the message sent out by those defending Quebec expertise in this area for many decades.
Where are the members for Westmount—Ville-Marie, Lac-Saint-Louis and Ahuntsic? Where are the members for Bourassa, Saint-Laurent—Cartierville and Verdun—Saint-Henri hiding?
What have the members for Beauce and Papineau—Saint-Denis got to say? Have the members for Pierrefonds—Dollard, Outremont and Gatineau got an opinion?
The silence of the members for LaSalle—Émard, Brossard—La Prairie and Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel, Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine, Vaudreuil—Soulanges and Brome—Missisquoi is incomprehensible. However, most disturbing is the endorsement given this bill by the member for Saint-Maurice.
Are we to understand that the Liberal representatives of Quebec prefer to respond to pressure by the Reform Party than to promote the opinion of experts from Quebec?