You're quite right. A number of people in this room have had experience with plea bargaining, and it happens all the time. The crown attorney, for whatever reason, could withdraw the charge. I'm simply saying that the purpose of the bill...the plea bargaining—this is it. The mandatory minimums that are in this bill are as low as they can go, and you may not like that, sir, but I'm telling you—I'm telling you—if you canvassed your community...if someone desecrated a war memorial in your community and all they got was a slap on the wrist and community service, and if the damage was serious, you'd be laughed at.
On March 27th, 2012. See this statement in context.