Thank you for the question.
I believe this is within the charter. The importance of allowing the courts to consider each situation and the sentencing to be on the merits of that situation would be maintained. The courts have the discretion to make the ultimate decision of appropriate sentencing. The change with Bill C-489 is that the courts would have to consider the impact on the victims because, at this point, they're not required to. That's the major change. After the courts have made those sentences, those administrative bodies would have to again consider the impact on the victims.
I think your question was whether it would withstand a charter challenge. Every piece of legislation, particularly within the justice committee, has to be looked at through that lens. This has been looked at by the experts, and I believe it's very much in line with the charter and would withstand a charter challenge if necessary.