I'm also gratified to see that because there are gradations in the offence--as in, possession, trafficking, and then the third one, leading to actual fraud--the hybrid vehicle, I guess, of summary or indictable conviction is used. On sentencing it seems, à la most of the code, fairly discretionary.
I am very drawn to the comments you made at the Canadian Bar Association this summer, Mr. Minister, where you again, rightfully and admirably, put it out that we have one of the best judiciaries in the world, the Canadian judiciary, and its independence is not under attack.
Is this a sign, in that there are no mandatory minimums mentioned here, that in this legislation the government is very happy to have discretion remain with the trial judge?