Thank you, Chair.
Thank you to the witnesses for being here.
Chief Truong, thank you being here from London. It's great to have you to testify on this important piece of legislation.
Chief, Bill C-16 creates a sweeping safety valve that lets judges ignore mandatory minimum sentences for almost every serious offence, including many violent and repeat offences, whenever they decide the minimum would be cruel and unusual.
Given the documented rise in violent crime and repeat offending in London, do you believe this change will make it harder for your officers to keep dangerous offenders off the streets? Will it undermine the deterrent effect that mandatory minimums have historically provided?