I didn't start it on time, but I'll take the chair's advice as to when I'm finished.
This is to effectively remove the mandatory minimums from the category here, basically for the reasons I just said.
I don't know when the case was that Mr. Jean talked about; I suspect that would not occur today. There are always individual cases that do get the attention of the media and the public from time to time, but there is a mechanism of appeal there, and surely one would expect the crown to appeal in any appropriate case. I don't think the legislature needs to deal with every case that comes before the courts.
(Amendment negatived)