I think, ultimately it doesn't matter whether it's a sliding scale. The important thing is that it be enforced. That's the key. You talk about responsibility and you talk about the government. Yes, certainly, we look to our provincial and federal governments. When you talk about responsibility and more than one person being responsible for helping victims, I think it has to start with the person who committed the crime. We wouldn't be looking for this if we hadn't been victimized. We have to hold them accountable.
We're not talking about a big dollar amount. We're talking about a small amount, which tells criminals or offenders that they have to be accountable. They have to pay this fine, unless they are mentally or physically incapacitated and can't pay the fine. That's different, but that's not the case in most cases.
We need to have some kind of administrative sentencing measures so that, first of all, with the removal of the waive option, we don't have to worry about proving they don't have the ability to pay. If this is mandatory, and there are no exceptions, then we need to have administrative sentencing measures in place at the provincial level that will be enforced. That doesn't mean incarcerating someone, because that doesn't solve any problems, I don't think, when the crimes are small. Instead, they should be denied the ability to renew their driver's licence, denied the ability to register their car. They should be denied fishing and hunting licences. They should be denied any GST rebates. Something should be done whereby they recognize that they have to be accountable in some measure.