Ève Péclet at the Foreign Affairs and International Development Committee

On June 11th, 2013. See this statement in context.

June 11th, 2013 / 11:15 a.m.

NDP

Ève Péclet NDP La Pointe-de-l'Île, QC

Maximum sentences will be increased from 5 to 14 years. However, a number of legal associations believe that mandatory sentences take away the discretion of judges.

Could you confirm that mandatory sentences would prevent judges from using their discretionary power in the form of absolute or conditional discharge?

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