It's not really an increase in discretion for police or prosecutors, Mr. Garrison. It's an acknowledgement of the discretion that they already have, and the bill itself seeks to nudge them to use their discretion in a way that addresses the concerns in the bill.
To go back to some of your earlier comments about concerns around the use of discretion, that's a concern we've heard consistently with respect to the bill. It's something the minister has acknowledged, as well, in terms of the importance of not just proposing legislative reforms, but also looking at those other, larger systemic issues: the government's commitment, for example, to an indigenous justice strategy and a Black justice strategy. We're very much looking at those broader systemic issues.
However, legislation in and of itself and the federal government on its own can't address these larger issues.