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iy j w viw ic n- c economist suntribune justice thursday feb 82001 father of beating victim angered by young offenders legislation from page 1 provisions mandatory meanwhile middaugh is frustrated there is no change to the hurdles police must jump over to get approval to release the name of a violent young offender at large in the commu nity police will still have to go to a judge to get temporary approval to release the name middaugh complained the cumbersome process puts the community at greater risk than if police could automatically release aname as long as they fulfilled certain criteria while oak ridges mp bryorf wilfert praised the new legisla- tion as a significant step forward iri canadas treatment of young offenders the newmarket father of a beating victim condemns the ml its exactly what ive been fighting against for the last year- andahalf said joe wamback whose son was left permanently brain damaged after he was beaten by two young offenders in june 1999- t v its a product of misguided sociatengineering wamback isupset the uberalsarent forcing young offenders into rehabilitation pro- grams to ensure they dont make crime a wayof life at fhesame timeheacknowledges there are barriers to that approach because forcing people into pro- v grams contravenes- their rights under me charter v jbiit wamback n maintains x ottawa shpuldinyokethe con tfoyersial notwitiistanding clauseto make rehabilitation- mandatoryiwambacls who complained ljthenew legislation is an exceptionally complicated bill isalso upset thereisnt more protection for victims in the new aaridhespotvinffew 14- dfl5fygaolvo nolentacts wiu tie transferred to ft adultcburt because the decision restswithjudgesv w butvvitfert is pleased wm the legislation- insisting it addresses manyricerrk the federal gov- ernmehf afbutrthe yoa-x- theyoumgrimirial jjustice act sjhasthreejgojals f preventing gration into society- of young offenders and making sure offenders face meaningful con- sequences we deal with accountability respect and responsibility wilfert said at the same time the legisla tion offers flexibility to the provinces which administer 95 per centof the justice system your opinion counts this weeks ymgcom survey question deals with the pro posed changes to the young offenders act some critics- believe the changes are too harsh we want to know what you think should violent young offend ers be tried in adult court yes or no l- log in at ymgcom and par ticipate in our survey well bring- you the results next week last weeks question last week we askedyou do you support a levy of 25 to 33 to pay for expansion projects at york region hospitals yes or no we had 90 responses to our survey as of yesterday morning thirtynine respondents 43 per cent said they wouldisup port the levy while 51 respon dents 56 per cent said they would not this has flexibility one of the problems with the yoa because the provinces and terri tories are responsible for the administration of justice was that quebec says itis too tough and maybe manitoba and ontario say its too lenient wilfert said wilfert also said the legislation puts more emphasis on victims rights taking into account the effect a crime has had on a victims life other highlights of the legisla- tion include encouraging community- based sentencing such as com- pensatioh for victims communi ty service and supervision in the community presuming adult sentences will be given to offenders 14 years of age and older who are convicted of murder attempted murder manslaughter aggravat- ed sexual assault or who are seri ous violentoffenders however this provision isnt mandatory creating a new rehabilita tion and supervision sentence for the most violent highrisk offenders to get treatment again this isnt mandatory underlining the values rights and responsibilities of both society and young people in relation to crime in the pream ble to the legislation- new to your community be sure to call phone 905 4713886 ome agon our hostess 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but youve left us with so much to remember so much to hold dear and be proud of youll live forever in our hearts and always be by our sides cheers dad friends maytall at chapel ridge funeral home 891 1 woodbine ave markham 3 lights north of highway 7 905605508 on thursday teb 8 from 7 pm 9 pm friday feb 9 from 2 pm- 4 pm and 7 pm- 9 pm funeral service will be held on saturday february 10 at 1 1 00 am at central united church 131 main st unionville with visitation from 1030 atm to 1100 am if internment to follow at pine hills cemetary scarborough vi- 1- vt