Many justices and people in the legal community have advocated for eliminating mandatory minimum sentences. You've tabled legislation to that effect. How does it empower judges to be more reflective of the victim as well as the accused's situation and address past systemic biases or aspects that particularly indigenous and Black Canadians face?
Maybe you can elaborate on that. Many people ask: What's the benefit of reducing mandatory minimum sentences, and how does it actually help a judge make that decision and give him or her more flexibility?