That's correct.
Folks, I'm mindful of the time. I'm mindful that we are only on page 84 of a 147-page bill, so I'm not going to belabour the point. I believe that, if I were afforded the opportunity of a fulsome explanation to justify this amendment, I would be repeating myself from this morning and early afternoon.
Clearly, I want consideration from all members of this committee to look at the serious expansion of offences that should not ever qualify for any judicial discount from the mandatory minimum penalty.
Right now, Bill C-16 only preserves, as we know, murder and treason. I've already spoken at great length about child sexual abuse material. Quite frankly, this particular amendment speaks specifically to any sexual offence against a child. That is then referenced directly to section 490.011(1) of the code, which provides authority for SOIRA consideration, the Sex Offender Information Registration Act. There is a whole litany, a whole list, of offences that would fall within the category of primary and secondary offences.
Again, I would highlight that if there is one class of Canadians that we as parliamentarians should be standing firm on, that is our most vulnerable asset, our children. Again, the fact that a particular trial judge saw fit to afford Mr. Senneville and Mr. Naud a 45-day weekend sentence should be appalling to all of us.
I would encourage all parliamentarians at this committee to give serious consideration to supporting this amendment.
Second, I've asked for a reinstatement of essentially mandatory minimum penalties under part I of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act. We're looking at the opioid crisis and the fentanyl crisis. The fact is that the Minister of Justice refuses, for whatever reason, not to reflect the spirit of Bill C-16 in resurrecting all of the offences that this Liberal government gutted in Bill C-5. This is an opportunity for a course correction.
Again, I'm not repeating myself. I don't want to repeat myself.
We all understand and agree that there is a crisis of substantial measures in this country when it comes to the trafficking, importing, exporting and production of these poisonous substances. All of that is contained within the amendment. I would hope that my colleagues would give serious consideration to that.
Thank you.