We didn't look at other countries; we just looked at what was going on in Canada. But anecdotally we've learned--given that we do research in a lot of different countries--that even if they have a 0.05 criminal sanction, it's not necessarily enforced as a criminal offence. That may explain why it's easier for them to process cases more quickly.
On March 2nd, 2009. See this statement in context.