When we look at some of the aggravating circumstances that currently exist in the code, there is a common denominator among them, the vulnerability of the victims: crimes against children, crimes against the elderly, crimes involving firearms, or crimes that abuse the position of trust or authority in relation to the victim.

Crimes against children, crimes against the elderly, crimes involving firearms, or crimes that abuse a position of trust or authority in relation to the victim are all circumstances that Parliament has required judges to consider when sentencing.

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The Commission takes the view that trafficking in human beings is a crime against the person with a view to the exploitation of that person.

In view of the fact that the Solicitor General's annual statement on organized crime, tabled in the other place on November 27, simply said that the government is committed to protecting the elderly and did not report on any measures taken or contemplated to fight phone scams; and in view of the fact that the final summary report of the recent meeting of federal-provincial-territorial ministers responsible for justice does not even mention the issue, would the government leader seek clarification of the Solicitor General as to what he meant when he said that phone fraud will be a prominent part of his fight against organized crime?

Excluding the elderly, the very old-I am sorry to say the very old, but I will soon be joining them, since in 12 years I will be 60-statistics issued by Statistics Canada show that young people are less violent than any other age group in terms of serious violent crimes.