Justice committee  Why do that? Maybe your colleagues can answer that, but the danger in doing it—

Justice committee  My colleagues could certainly also answer that, but the danger in doing it is that by incorporating that principle in section 3, it becomes a general principle of application. After that, we will see, if that provision becomes law, that as the courts make decisions, that criterio

Justice committee  There are certainly studies, but if we are talking more specifically about a case that might be similar to that one, it is very rare, and in fact I would say it is never the case, for young people to be released if they have no address to give the court.

Justice committee  Some things apply, certainly.

Justice committee  On that point, it has always been said, over the years, that the public has to be informed about what we want to do with young people. From one new act to the next, that aspect has never been met.

Justice committee  In fact, that is part of the information that should be conveyed to society.

Justice committee  Clauses 20 and 24 of the bill amend the rules on lifting publication bans set out in section 75 of the YCJA. It is proposed that the court, where it imposes a specific sentence on a youth convicted of a violent offence, determine whether a publication ban, particularly a ban on i

Justice committee  Good morning. Thank you for your invitation. The Barreau du Québec has some reservations regarding clause 1, about using a victim’s name, particularly when the victim is a minor, in the short title. We do not think it serves any purpose to use one name when the aim is to amend c