Thank you, Mr. Jean.
I'd rather answer that in another way. What I don't understand is why the desecration of war memorials or anything to do with this sort of thing is put in the category as simple mischief charges. That's what I said in my introductory comments. I believe it's most inappropriate that when someone desecrates a war memorial or a cenotaph, it's put in that category. So that was the purpose: to make it clear that this is a most serious matter and should be treated as such.
I can only repeat.... I don't want to inflame the members of the opposition because I know they don't like mandatory minimums. The penalties I've put forward in this bill are mandatory minimum penalties. Other witnesses have said that they may be even too weak. This is the weakest they're going to be. A judge has the right to increase those penalties.