Quite so.
The Parliament of Canada’s role is to define criminal law, but it cannot foresee every scenario that might arise as the law is being applied. So it is up to those working in the justice system, who come under provincial responsibility, to try to apply it as fairly as possible.
Let me give you an analogy that is often used. We must be as fair as possible in terms of penalties or offences. It has to be custom made as much as possible. There are also unique local factors. In remote areas, the judges end up knowing the people who come before them. The more tools we give to those in the first line, meaning crown prosecutors, defence counsel, probation officers and police officers, the more help we are providing to judges to ensure a more just society.