Madam Speaker, only a member of the Bloc could turn this into a Quebec against the rest of the country issue. I do appreciate the fact that the member has stated that the province of Quebec is having some success in dealing with its young offenders. I congratulate the province for doing that. In fact, the bill does allow for a great deal of flexibility so that all provinces, not just the province of Quebec, will be able to deal with it in the context of their own justice system.
Let me deal with the issue of publishing names. It was not the Reform Party that convinced me that we should do this. It was my constituents. Frankly, long before I got to this place, I believe people felt that when young offenders commit what we would define as an adult crime and are referred to the adult court system, why would they not then be dealt with in the same way that an adult would be dealt with?
Let us be clear, we are not talking about publishing the names of all young offenders. We are talking about publishing the names, in the normal course of the justice system, of those young offenders who are dealt with in the adult system. These are people who would have committed murder, attempted murder, aggravated assaults or serious crimes against individuals and society, and that is why the names will be published.