The good thing about our system is that the courts and the judges try to act dispassionately when they take into account serious things that have happened. But when we listen to the defence, the bar association, etc., and look for more statistics that are very difficult to obtain because of the way the court system is, I think it's necessary--even though they're anecdotal--to bring a couple of specific references so we can get our heads around the issue.
In this case the accused's surname was Nakpamgi. He was convicted of child sex trafficking. He made $360,000 by using and abusing a girl. He bought himself a nice home and a car. This is the important part to remember here: he was sentenced by Justice Atwood in Brampton to three years on the count, but when his pretrial custody factor is taken into consideration, he will spend less time in jail for this conviction than he spent exploiting this vulnerable girl.
In another case of human trafficking, when the two-for-one credit was taken into account the person served only a single week in prison after his conviction.
These are some of the reasons why people in our constituencies want us to bring in legislation like this. It isn't that judges aren't doing what they're supposed to; they're doing what the law says they're permitted to do in jurisprudence. But based on these issues and what our constituents are telling us, we want to give everyone some direction, because we're responsive to the will of our constituents.