Here's my problem. I like the subamendment. It's helpful. But I think a clever defence lawyer is going to look at this and see “near a school or a community centre” as an aggravating circumstance, but in a school or in a community centre is not, and therefore they will argue to a judge that this should not be an aggravating factor.
I have lots of respect for criminal defence lawyers. They are a smart bunch. This is why.... I live with a crown prosecutor, so that's different.
My point is, if we're going to do it, it should mirror language that's very broad and encompassing that we already have in the Criminal Code, and this doesn't do that.
The subamendment, in my estimation, doesn't help enough.