Mr. Chairman, I don't quite understand the rationale. The Interpretation Act defines adults as persons who have attained the age of 19 years. If this specific clause wasn't in this bill, I would assume "adult" would be interpreted as 19 years. You changed it specifically to 18 years and I'm just wondering why. You said the Child Welfare Act only goes up to 18 years of age. But, this act is primarily for adults. I'm not too sure what the department is trying to say.
The drinking age is 19 and so forth. I would have assumed that this bill would recognize that if you are 19, you would be considered an adult.