Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I want to thank Mr. Truong and the other witnesses for being here today.
Ms. Webb, I would like to further explore the issue of mandatory minimum sentences. You talked about them in your remarks.
If I understand correctly, you prefer the approach taken in Bill S‑208, which is currently in the Senate but has not yet been studied by our committee. Unless I'm mistaken, when I looked at the bill, I don't think it includes mandatory minimum sentences. In fact, it seemed to give the court all the latitude it needed. I have to say that, fundamentally, I'm not opposed to that.
That said, those in favour of mandatory minimum sentences want them above all in order to keep offenders in prison for as long as possible, but they also want to send society the message that these are serious crimes that deserve a minimum sentence. I'm not going to give you my opinion on that, but those are roughly the two things that we're hearing.
After you answer my next question, we can talk about the safety valve.
In your opinion, is Parliament sending society the right message by setting a mandatory minimum sentence for a crime?