Justice committee  The goal of the youth centres is to exist as little as possible. Our hope in life is that there were be as few young people as possible in need of protection, and as few young people as possible in difficulty. However, it is a reality. Personally, if there were no young offenders

Justice committee  Can I ask you a question?

Justice committee  The same thing applies everywhere in Canada, I imagine. If it isn't counted in Quebec, then it isn't counted elsewhere either.

Justice committee  Right.

Justice committee  I can't answer that question.

Justice committee  I don't have it.

Justice committee  In fact, I don't know how the statistics are made. I know they come from Statistics Canada and I imagine it is the same thing everywhere.

Justice committee  I base it on Juristat. I have a version that dates from 2006 and that states that the crime rate in Quebec per 100,000 population is approximately a quarter of the province with the highest rate. I base it on that, it comes from Statistics Canada.

Justice committee  Probably.

Justice committee  I have it in front of me, yes.

Justice committee  So this is Bill C-4.

Justice committee  We are not talking about the act.

Justice committee  I understand very well.

Justice committee  I may have happened, but if it is the case, there have really been very few. It depends on how many years you want to go back. I could go back 30 years. I have seen minors, but there were very few, perhaps four or five, sum total.

Justice committee  I am fairly sure.