Thank you.
I noticed in the text of your remarks that you indicated that we need to use the existing legislation appropriately, and you mentioned section 718.2 of the Criminal Code with regard to sentencing being decreased or increased due to certain circumstances, including the age, mental or physical disability, or the vulnerability of the particular person. In your conversation here, you've also mentioned that you've noticed that the sentences are lighter, and that some of that may be due to things not being reported. Interestingly enough, a former witness actually said she was shocked to find out that age was very rarely considered with regard to sentencing.
So when courts fail us, when they fail the victims of elder abuse or other serious crimes, what can we do as a government to make sure the courts actually administer the appropriate sentences to protect those victims of crime? In your opinion what does the government need to do?