Ms. Proulx, I'm not a lawyer, but I was a court expert in Quebec for a very long time. In the acts that were brought to my attention, there was no way of avoiding the minimum fines imposed or other penalties. Would it be because there is a difference between the common law and the Civil Code of Quebec that there is a possibility in common law to reduce the fines? As the gentleman said earlier, you see that in all the acts, whereas you don't in Quebec.
