There are mandatory minimum punishments of several years imprisonment when a firearm is involved. (mydefence.ca)
Effect of Minimum on Range of Sentence It has been agreed upon by several courts that mandatory minimums act as an «inflationary floor» and sets a new minimum punishment for the best offender. (criminalnotebook.ca)
Deprived of the legal basis on which to invoke the two year mandatory minimum punishment the majority could only increase the sentence by ignoring the individualization requirement in the sentencing process, by failing to defer to the discretion of the sentencing judge and by parsing the sentencing factors. (claytonrice.com)