I think that's critical, because another minister was here and he was saying he wanted to rely on the courts also for some of the fines. As a former city councillor, I always found it very irritating that some crimes weren't sent to the courts because it would have cost way too much money and time and taken officers off streets to go to court appearances instead of doing public safety out there. What I'm worrying about here is that, if our fines and penalties aren't strong enough, then it's going to cost us more through that type of a model. If we at least recover the base amount for actually taking somebody to court, then we're not putting the burden back on the public for somebody doing the wrong thing.
On June 12th, 2023. See this statement in context.