Mr. Brian Merriman:

Yes and one of the provisions brought in under the International Protection Act was that there would be a practice whereby the young person would be cared for by the social worker, who may feel that the young person should not go through the legal process until he or she ages out. Under that Act there is now a provision whereby the social worker is obliged to take legal advice. Our view is that minors should always proceed with their international protection applications while they are still minors.