Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for her question and I would raise two points.
First, we are opposed in principle to mandatory minimum sentences. Therefore, we are opposed to all the mandatory minimum sentences in this bill because we believe that judges should have discretion when making their decisions. As other members have said, mandatory minimum sentences can have the opposite effect because of negotiations between lawyers in the courts. Therefore we are opposed to this principle in the case she has mentioned as well as in general.
Second, in my opinion, six plants is not a huge number.
In more general terms, we are opposed to the principle of mandatory minimum sentences.