Justice committee  Thank you very much. You did catch me; you're quite right. Section 3, as it is now, refers to long-term protection of the public, so the amendment simply moves that up but doesn't substantively change that aspect of it.

Justice committee  With respect to your second question, in my view, context is determinative. Yes, we can see some of the same or similar language used in some provisions in the Criminal Code that are found in the existing section 38 and in proposals to amend section 38. However, context is king,

Justice committee  The musical notes may be the same, but context is king

Justice committee  To be honest, I haven't looked at the coordinating amendments in that bill, so off the top of my head I can't answer for certain whether it addresses coordinating amendments here. I don't believe it does, but I haven't specifically looked at that aspect. The other point I would

Justice committee  No.

Justice committee  If I could respond very briefly, I have seen previous testimony and your questions and those of your colleagues with respect to the changes to section 3, so I'm familiar with it. As I read the proposed changes to section 3 of the act, they incorporate many of the things that are

Justice committee  You may have anticipated my response to the second question. I'm simply a prosecutor, and I'm trying to stay out of the larger political issues involved. However, I would point out that aspects of the YCJA that are reflected in the bill were noted by federal, provincial, and terr

Justice committee  The provisions I will speak about are the provisions dealing with the ability to obtain an adult sentence. In the time I have available to recap both our submissions and to provide some explanation for our position in the supplemental submissions, they are as follows. It is cle

Justice committee  Mr. Chair, I wonder if we might reverse the order.

Justice committee  I am.

Justice committee  Yes.

Justice committee  That is correct.

Justice committee  That is correct.

Justice committee  That is correct.

Justice committee  That's one of the main concerns, yes.