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w va wm cifm a 44 tk ecommistsiinjtribur federalaffairs saturday aiig26 2000 federahtories have drawnjimvilyonneimh reform young offenders act by lisa queen staff writer acclaimed as the pc candidate in york north for the next fed eral electiohl v conservative leader joe clark will be in newmarket even more exciting for wamback whose son jonathan wednesday night to congratulate joe wamback as hes received severe head injuries during a savage attack 14 h cs j 0 slilpi2 iff regular ticket thetruth about daughters nuhcrackers sponsored by lebovc enterprises picasso at the lapin agile the number 14 rlfliliy martin dube sponsored by fiadwon hotel toronto markhatn ivanka delivers the goods sponsored bystorhne hern corporation bowser blue sponsored bymarkham hydro dave brbadfoot this party platform is not string em up high in the city square at high noon months ago qark will unveil his partys platform on justice and the young offenders act on thursday the pcs will draw heavily oh wambacks crusade to reform the legislation clark has indicated he may make the announcement in newmarket he will be joined by pc justice critic and house leader peter mackay wambackwhose petition to change the young offenders act now has more than 900000 names participated in the conservatives justice workshops in quebec city which ham mered out the partys campaign platform on various issues the partys stand ori the young offenders act endorsed unanimously by 1100 delegates embraces several points including lowering the age that children can be charged with a crime to 10 from 12 automatically transferring teens 14 years old and over charged with seriouv offences such as murder aggravated sex- ual assault and aggravated assault to adult court making it easier to publish the names of violent young offenders after conviction dealing with youths charged with nonviolent crimes outside the court sys- tem 1 ensuringyoung offenders are steered into early interven- r tion programs and n mandating counselling for violent young offenders wamback said the policies are aimed at turning young offenders around before they enter a life of crime ensuring nonviolent offenders are dealt with by the community rather v court system making violent youths responsible for their actions reducing the time between the offence and the v trial and recognizing the rights of victims i c this party platform is not string em young offenders up high in the city square at high noon he said r v i feelvery proud of these policies these willworknot 14 only for victims but for children who commit crimes v meanwhile jonathan was in york county hospital wednesday for a painful operation on hisfeet a result of the threemonth coma the 16yearold lapsed into shortly after being beatenabout the head last summer unlike females males in comas commonly suffer from- severe ingrown toe nails- 1 doctors scraped off jonathans toe nails and dug around in his nail beds to correct the problem according to r wamback we watch our son and he suffers so needlessly he said we think he should be out with his girlfriend driyingavar v he may never drive again we dontknow instead hes at york county hospital having surgery on his feet wamback said jonathan stillfaces months or years of extensive therapy every day i see my son try to do the simplest things and he cant because the brains neuropathways havent recov- efed and they may never recover he said t tniglad mysoris alive im so glad hes alive and were so blessed hes recovering but hes got so far to go the trial for the three teens charged with aggravated assault in the attack on jonathan is scheduled to begin at the newmarket courthouse oct 6 wednesdays meeting at the newmarket community centre begins at 730 pm the public isinvited to attend v free admission jitbaritonesaxophonist v fea fplsrlmiiejw i