But isn't that the point?
When we look at studies in the United States that say that a 20-year minimum sentence doesn't deter, that's very applicable. If a 20-year minimum sentence doesn't deter, where is the evidence that a 5-year minimum sentence will deter?
It's very easy to impose minimum sentences. It's very easy to denounce conduct. I guess that's what minimum sentences are good for; they're good for denouncing, saying we think it's bad. We already do that through legislation. But minimum sentences don't assist with rehabilitation, and they don't assist with deterrence.
When it's the government's stated objective that this bill will help to protect children, that's wrong.