Mr. Speaker, the Criminal Code Act deals with offences. In relation to young offenders, it is the federal Young Offenders Act that deals with the sentencing and disposition of these young offenders. Those are the two pieces of legislation which deals with young offenders. With adult offenders, we have a number of them, including the Criminal Code of Canada, which applies to both adult and young offenders. We have a Corrections Act of the Northwest Territories, which deals with adult offenders who are sentenced to three years or less. There is then the Corrections and Conditional Release Act of Canada and the Prisons and Reformatories Act of Canada. Those two federal acts, for whatever reason, are separate pieces of legislation, but they all deal with offenders who are sentenced to two years or more. Thank you.
Stephen Kakfwi on Question 628-12(3): Federal Legislation Governing Young Offenders
In the Legislative Assembly on March 29th, 1993. See this statement in context.
Further Return To Question 628-12(3): Federal Legislation Governing Young Offenders
Question 628-12(3): Federal Legislation Governing Young Offenders
Item 5: Oral Questions
March 28th, 1993
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