C-231At third reading in the House of CommonsPrivate Member’s Bill
An Act to amend the Youth Criminal Justice Act
Sponsor:
Luc Berthold, Member of Parliament (Mégantic—L'Érable—Lotbinière)
Proposed changes
This enactment amends the Youth Criminal Justice Act in order to (a) clarify the measures governing addiction treatment programs for young persons; (b) enable, in some cases, the youth justice court that finds a young person guilty of an offence to delay sentencing to enable the young person to participate in an addiction treatment program; (c) enable the youth justice court to include in certain orders the condition of attending an addiction treatment program; and (d) provide that failing or refusing to comply with such a condition cannot by itself result in a custodial sentence.
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