As I indicated in my remarks earlier, the CBA has been opposed to mandatory minimum sentences for several reasons. Certainly, I think we share the minister's and the government's concern for public safety and for ensuring that sentences appropriately fit the crimes that people have been convicted of, but with respect, mandatory minimum sentences are inappropriate for the reasons I've already articulated.
I should also indicate, to reiterate, that we are not of the view that they truly deter crime in the way I think some might hope mandatory minimum sentences do.
