Mr. Mayes, I understand that when you spoke about this bill in the House of Commons you said, “The seriousness of offences set out in the bill would ensure that the parole ineligibility period would only be applied in cases” where murderers have a “lack of remorse and if the act of violence was a heinous and brutal act of violence or sexual assault ending in murder.” Also, you said, “Allowing for judicial discretion and not a mandatory minimum sentence...”, as we've just been discussing, and again today you've said that this would give the judge additional discretion.
Tell us why that's important and why you chose to go that route in this bill.