What I was getting at is that I have rarely had a client who has said to me, “If I knew that was the penalty, I never would have done the offence.” They have little idea of what's in store for them. In fact, it was worse with the Young Offenders Act, where parts of the justice system were actively misinforming the public as to what the potential penalties were. All the little young offenders thought the Young Offenders Act was a walk in the park, only to find out somewhat differently.
It's incumbent upon the parties to the justice system to not--at least not without good just cause--denigrate the laws that we have. That's probably a good starting point.
I talked about using a medical model for drug trafficking cases. I talked about targeted programs, where you can identify the types of individuals who are at serious risk to commit particular crimes such as gun crimes. I see those as essentially inner-city, disaffected, low-functioning people. I can outline it, but I don't need to go into it. I'm sure you understand.