There's a remarkable disjunct between your position and the position of the legal profession and what's happening out in the public. I believe the most recent survey in British Columbia showed 74% of British Columbians were dissatisfied with the sentences being handed out by the courts. I would never suggest we use that as the ultimate standard, but it does show that there is some kind of disconnect between the position that you would be taking on behalf of the bar, of which I have been a member for 24 years, going back.
The other question is on your categorical opposition to mandatory minimum penalties. It surprised me, because I had understood the CBA had a more nuanced approach to it. It's the first time I've heard the CBA actually say, “We oppose mandatory minimum sentences”. We have them in the Criminal Code now for murder offences, etc. Is that something you can confirm again for the record here, or is it something you may want to take back to the CBA to find out if in fact that is the formal position of the CBA?