Again, as I told you, cases involving organized crime, vulnerable persons, acts of violence and firearms are cases where clemency should be the exception. These people need to be detained. Criminals often tell the police who arrest them that their lawyer will get them released. They often boast about it. That was the case with Bill C‑5 and the abolition of mandatory minimum sentences. These people tell us at the outset that there is no way they will get a mandatory minimum sentence and that they'll cite such and such a reason.
