Mr. Speaker, I thank the hon. member for his eloquent speech. He puts many of these issues back into a realm where reality reigns. He talks about the true nature of many of the problems and the predeterminants of some of the situations, especially of young people with different disadvantages which lead them to a later involvement in a system of justice that perhaps is not the best suited to the correction of problems at that stage.
Many members of the official opposition constantly cry out for longer sentences and what would appear to be much harsher penalties. Would the hon. member agree that perhaps not only tax dollars would be saved but real results could be obtained if instead of lengthier sentences some efforts went toward better use of money, behaviour modification and wrap-around systems with productive results for the child and society as a whole?