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Ensure the dissemination of information on the Youth Criminal Justice Act (YCJA) and its implementation in both official languages
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- Prepare explanatory material with regard to the implementation of the YCJA in both official languages.
- Hold national conferences on specific issues related to the YCJA.
- Hold roundtable discussions of experts on specific issues related to youth justice.
- Minister's reference group: ensuring both official languages representation on advisory committee for making recommendations to the Minister in relation to youth justice issues.
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- Explanatory materials were made available.
http://www.justice.gc.ca/en/ps/
yj/repository/index.html
- Meetings with jurisdictions and target audiences were planned for Fall 2002.
- Minister's reference group has francophone and anglophone representation.
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- Negotiating of agreements with public legal education organisations to ensure that the needs of both official languages communities are considered in developing publications on youth justice and in particular on the YCJA.
- Ensuring that the postings on the Youth Justice web site are in both official languages.
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- When national in scope, publications are available in both official languages.
- Information posted on the Youth Justice web is simultaneously available in English and French.
Person responsible:
Catherine Latimer, General Counsel and Director General, Criminal Law Policy and Community Justice Branch |
