Justice committee  The Criminal Code has always been modelled on a system of maximum sentences, not minimum. The Canadian Bar Association doesn't generally take issue with that model because identifying the maximum sentence in relation to a particular crime is an indication of Parliament's views as

Justice committee  I don't think that there has to be an all-or-nothing choice between parliamentary democracies and judiocracies. I don't think one has to choose one or the other. I think that the appropriate balance is to set maximum sentences, and that Parliament should do that and should contin

Justice committee  I would like to say something. You asked if there were any experts among us who had ever carried out studies on the effectiveness of mandatory minimum sentences. I can tell you that within the CBA, the Canadian Bar Association, we have studied these issues several times. I know

Justice committee  I want to reiterate the thanks that Gaylene just expressed, both to the chair and to the committee, for allowing the Canadian Bar Association to express its views today on Bill C-52. I want to start by saying that the Canadian Bar Association certainly understands and supports t