Madam Speaker, we do know that in different parts of the world, the different countries and civilizations have different ways of dealing with offences like this. For instance, it's been reported that in some Middle East countries there is only one offence committed by the offending hand. On the first offence, your right hand is cut off. On the second offence, the other one is cut off, and it's difficult after that to shoplift.
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I know of stories where tourists have found goods and wallets that have been dropped on the roadside, days after, in some of the more remote parts of that part of the world. However, that was also the case here, as late as the mid-1950s and even early 1960s, in some of our communities. It's not the case any more. We do know that it is a growing offence.
As I've said, we have no specific suggestions to make to the federal government at this time, but that whole area of young offenders is under review with the federal government and there is going to be some consultation done with other jurisdictions and discussions in the upcoming Justice Ministers' meeting that we're having in November. So there's nothing specific to suggest to the federal government at this time about how to deal with the growing shoplifting trend across Canada. Thank you.