There are people here from two organizations that have long understood not only that minimum sentences have no deterrent effect, but more than that, that they sometimes compel judges to do what they consider to be injustices. To justify minimum sentences, we are often given the example of cases for which the sentence was apparently grossly inadequate.
I know that minimum sentences result in a lot of plea bargaining and that as a result these things are not public. However, judges sometimes say their hands are tied by the minimum sentence even when they consider it unjust.
Do you keep a record of these cases, at the Canadian Civil Liberties Association and the Canadian Council of Criminal Defence Lawyers? If not, would you be able to do that in future?