One last question. I value judicial discretion. I absolutely believe in it. I also believe that there should be a possibility of a double judicial discretion, not only to lighten or lessen—that's why I tend to not believe in mandatory minimums, because I think judges need to look at every case individually—but also I think there are times when they should have discretion to increase penalties, such as in multiple incidents where the 17th offender isn't even heard at trial, as in B.C. or in several other cases. Has your association had any discussion on giving judges more authority to have discretion on the other end, to increase penalties?
On April 23rd, 2009. See this statement in context.