Prosecutors are actually under a lot of pressure to find alternatives when they are faced with impossible situations, which does happen. With the increase in minimum penalties, this bill is going to make the situation more and more difficult. Under this system, we will be less and less or not at all able to avoid what we used to be able to avoid in the past.
I'd like to make a comment also about the question that Mr. Woodworth asked me.
I did respond to Mr. Jean that in fact the bar supported that provision in the law. However, that provision does not go far enough. That provision applies to people who successfully complete a program for detoxification. There are people who don't have a drug problem who shouldn't be sent to jail as well. And that provision does not apply to the other minimum sentences that are provided for in Bill C-10.