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To " use or carry " a firearm in the commission of a violent crime invokes a mandatory sentence in addition to the sentence imposed for the crime itself . In an earlier era , before the surge of crime in this country caused Congress to attempt to micro-manage sentences handed down by federal courts , judges could actually weigh relative culpability and exercise discretion in formulating appropriate sentences . Mr. Reid : Well , the minister will recall quite clearly his meeting with Mr. Desjarlais , and , of course , Mr. Desjarlais , who represents the Steelworkers 6166 in Thompson , was standing at this podium here , Sir , in this room telling the minister and reminding the minister of the words that he spoke to Mr. Desjarlais , that there was no need to make changes to The Labour Relations Act. I believe the intent of the government is not to financially , at least I hope it is not the intent of this government , to want to financially penalize the labour organization by having those dues turned over to a charity instead of remaining internal to the organization to allow for the , perhaps , in cases of mediation or arbitration or other matters , for which this legislation is now going to impose costs , and that those monies would be better left internal to assist with the payment of those costs . If it is not the intent of the government to have some confidentiality in here , then the only conclusion that I can draw is that they want this information to be used by some individual or individuals intent on discrediting that particular labour organization . It came as quite a surprise to the Premier ( Mr. Filmon ) and his cabinet that there were many people there who would have liked , indeed , to ask questions and would have liked to approach the Premier at the podium and say , Mr. Premier , I do not understand this decision . Mr. Chairperson , we are very concerned that the detail contained in the amendments to this bill , which are in some cases housekeeping , probably about three-quarters of them would be termed housekeeping amendments , but a good quarter of them are very substantive amendments . The judge commented , " One would have to have been as closely involved with this tragedy from its first day until today , as I have been , and to have observed Ms. Riddle 's demeanor and reactions throughout all of these proceedings , compared to all of the other Defendants , to fully understand all of the reasons I believe her culpability is so much less than most of theirs . As we found out at this podium in this room when the members of the public came forward to make their presentations , none of them were consulted by this Minister of Labour for the amendments that we have before us here today . The salaries that were recommended by the third party , by the independent commission , work out to less than 1 percent per year over three years , and the independent commission did consider all of the relevant factors to our view . Mr. Reid : Mr. Chairperson , this is a matter that was raised during committee hearings where presenters indicated to this committee that they were concerned that an employee intent on disrupting the operations of a particular labour organization in this province could spend a great deal of their time searching out and providing detailed , very detailed , financial information that may be requested by one of those employees so covered under that particular bargaining unit , and that it would consume a tremendous amount of time on the part of the labour organization in fulfilling those requests . In a state where humans are arbitrarily killed as a matter of official policy , the communal sin of commission is so ghastly that one can definitely advocate either overthrowing or fleeing such a regime as soon as possible . Mr. Reid : Mr. Chairperson , once again , I think that if the government was not wanting to financially penalize the labour organization , and in particular smaller bargaining units , that the cost that the minister is proposing that will be borne now by the employer and employee representatives for mediation services would be an onerous expense for a small bargaining unit , and they would not , in many cases , be able to sustain this cost .