Mr. Minister, I will tell you why we object to minimum prison sentences in some cases, including in cases of sexual assault. You do not leave any discretion to the courts when they must make a ruling. Mr. Minister, please understand—you must understand—that every single case is unique.
However, there are some things in your bill which are important. You want to crack down on Internet pornography and Internet predators. We support this; we have no problems with that. As for the rest, I note that minimum prison sentences will all be carried out in provincial prisons, which means in part in Quebec. Consequently, Quebec will have to pay to house all of these inmates, because these minimum sentences are 90 days in length, and so on.
Have you discussed this bill with the provinces?