I'll ask you this, and perhaps I can ask the RCMP as well.
We talk about sentences not being high enough, and we know this is outside of the control of the police. This is what judges decide. It's independent.
If the maximum penalties were high—much higher than what the average sentence is, even in cases that are very serious—what's the barrier between arrest, Crown and getting a sentence? I know some are talking about how we need stricter sentences, but if we're not using the existing maximum penalties as they are, what's happening in the criminal justice system?