Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, as I noted in my Member's statement, I made reference to the Youth Justice Act that's been appealed across the country to ensure we find alternative means in sentencing for young offenders. Yet, Mr. Speaker, under our Family Law Act basically the only option we see in place is apprehension, where children are being taken away from their families and put into foster care. I think this government has a responsibility to amend our laws to follow the federal laws in regards to how alternative sentences have to be concluded.
Mr. Speaker, there are two sections of this act I'd like to ask the Minister about: Section 10 and section 27. Section 10 means that any person who's going to apprehend a child has to have reasonable grounds to do so. The child protection worker has to ensure that the health and safety of the child is in danger. The other section which deals with section 25 needs a court order in order to apprehend that individual. I'd like to ask the Minister, do you have any idea of how many children have been apprehended under these two different sections? What sections are they being apprehended under?