Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you, Mr. Justice, for making yourself available to answer our questions. I have to say I really liked the parallel you drew with the Income Tax Act. I found it to be very relevant. It showed the dangers of making the Criminal Code unnecessarily complex.
Mr. Justice, one aspect of law fascinates me, and it is that a law, as an instrument, must have a purpose. Bill C-299 must also have a purpose. I wasn't able to put the following question to my colleague Mr. Wilks, who presented this bill, because we ran out of time.
If we suppose that the purpose of imposing a minimum sentence is to deter people from committing a crime, can we hope that goal will be attained?