Good afternoon, Mr. Minister.
First, I would like to put a rather technical question to you. I think that your officials will probably be the ones to reply to it. Subsection 42(4) of the bill states that:
(4) Subsections 753(4) and (4.1) of the Act are replaced by the following:
In the subsection 753(4) in question, one reads the following:
(4) If the court finds an offender to be a dangerous offender, it shall impose a sentence of detention in a penitentiary for an indeterminate period.
The proposed amendment states the following:
(4) If the court finds an offender to be a dangerous offender, it shall: (a) impose a sentence of detention in a penitentiary for an indeterminate period; (b) impose a sentence for the offence for which the offender has been convicted which must be a minimum punishment of imprisonment for a term of two years [...] (c) impose a sentence for the offence for which the offender has been convicted.
Could you explain to me the purpose of the amendment you introduced? It is not entirely clear to me.