Liberal amendment number 5 has the same objective as Liberal amendment number 2, number 3, and number 4, which was and is to increase the current minimum mandatory sentence of one year to two years. In so doing, it would ensure that subsequent convictions for the same offence would in fact, through judicial rulings, receive stricter sentences, be tailor-made for the individual for the specific crime, for the circumstances under which the crime was committed, and for the impact on the victim--all of the criteria that judges need to take into consideration when determining the penalty to be meted out.
On February 13th, 2007. See this statement in context.