Maybe I can address the initial comments you made. You stated that this is going to water down sentences. I would entirely disagree with that statement.
You stated up front that this is not impacting sentencing principles; I would say that it's not impacting or watering down sentences that will come from the passage of this legislation. Prosecutors will have the discretion, based on the circumstances in the cases before them, to decide how to proceed, whether that's by way of summary conviction or by indictment.
This is not going to say that the sentence is not going to match the facts. I have confidence in the prosecutors in terms of making that decision and, ultimately, it will be a judge who decides and determines what the appropriate sentence will be.