What I can say about Bill C-5 is that it's just one of the mechanisms that the government has put in place, not only to reduce criminality but also to impose fairer sentences that will serve the communities themselves. Some of the measures in Bill C-5 with respect to mandatory minimum penalties restore judicial discretion, and the same thing with conditional sentences of imprisonment: They allow judges to impose sentences with a community-based sanction when appropriate. With respect to the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, again, there are mechanisms there that allow the criminal justice system to keep individuals outside of the criminal justice system and to get the help they need.
On April 8th, 2022. See this statement in context.