I thank you, Tony, for your question.
The main problem with recidivists is that they are a victim themselves in some way of a drug addiction, which is alcohol. They need support. They can get support with our rehabilitation system when they are in a federal prison. The problem we have experienced over the years is that we have seen some cases where recidivists would actually get their driver's licences back the day after they had an accident causing death. You will say this is not happening. I hope not.
What we need is to send a strong signal with those mandatory minimum sentences, and I gave the example of the current Prime Minister being fully supportive of it in the case of severely intoxicated drivers. We need to send the signal that Canada does not accept the fact that this is the largest cause of criminal death and that we want to join those countries that have put in place measures that are preventing those accidents, those crimes, from happening. That's why I've laid out some mandatory minimum sentences, depending on the nature of the accident, targeting impaired driving causing death.
One other thing that's in the bill, which I invite you to consider and to support, is the consecutive sentences. Again, this accident that took place took the lives of many and has to have consequences that fit the crime.