Brodbeck: Right down east
Posted on 30 September 2008 by Jack
Nova Scotia’s 68-page response last year to a high-profile commission of inquiry into youth crime is a must-read if you want to know what’s ailing Canada’s troubled youth criminal justice system.
And as the debate rages on this week in the federal election on how far we should go in toughening up the Youth Criminal Justice Act, Nova Scotia’s blueprint is an interesting starting point.
The report by the Nova Scotia government was in response to a 381-page inquiry report written by Justice Merlin Nunn, who headed a 17-month probe into youth justice.
The inquiry was called after a young car thief broadsided Theresa McEvoy, killing her.
“While reducing youth time in custody was one of the goals of the Youth Criminal Justice Act, Parliament pushed the pendulum too far,” the Nova Scotia government report says.
Absolutely. And I doubt there’s much disagreement among Canadians on that.
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September 30th, 2008 at 11:44 am
“While reducing youth time in custody was one of the goals of the Youth Criminal Justice Act, Parliament pushed the pendulum too far,” the Nova Scotia government report says.
Let’s just call it like it is. The Liberal government pushed the pendulum too far.