Commentaire du juge Cournoyer au sujet de la peine consécutive relative à l'infraction de criminalité organisée

R. c. Perrier, 2013 QCCS 1658 (CanLII)

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[117] Un dernier élément avant de conclure au sujet de la peine consécutive relative à l'infraction de criminalité organisée qui doit être imposée à M. Perrier. Il existe peu de décisions sur cette question.

[118] Dans R. c. Flores, la Cour d'appel du Québec a maintenu la répartition du juge d'instance qui avait divisé une peine globale de sept ans en deux, la moitié pour l'infraction substantielle d'importation de cocaïne et l'autre moitié pour la peine consécutive de criminalité organisée.

[119] Dans R. v. Aube, la Cour d'appel de Saskatchewan écrit :

21 We are also of the view that the total sentence imposed in this case failed to give due weight to the aggravating factor that these offences were carried on in furtherance of a criminal organization. Section 467.14 of the Criminal Code requires that the sentence imposed for this offence be consecutive to any other sentence imposed for the predicate offence. It is clear that if the sentence imposed for the predicate offence is reduced to take into account the mandatory consecutive penalty for the aggravating offence, the effect is to frustrate the will of Parliament through the failure to recognize and impose the mandatory consecutive penalty required by law for the separate, distinct and serious nature of the aggravating offence. See R. v. B. (P.J.) 1999 CanLII 18938 (NL CA), (1999), 141 C.C.C. (3d) 290 (Nfld. C.A.) and R. v. St. Amand reflex, (1982), 67 C.C.C. (2d) 130 (Ont. C.A.).

22 Accordingly, the sentences imposed in these cases must be set aside. In each case, an appropriate sentence for each of the respondents, taking into account the seriousness of the offences, the personal circumstances of the respondents, and the aggravating nature of the offences pursuant to s. 467.12, would be 18 months, concurrent, for each of the last two counts, and one year consecutive for the criminal organization offence, for a total of 30 months imprisonment.

[120] Le Tribunal doit avoir ces principes à l'esprit lorsqu'il détermine la durée de la peine d'emprisonnement consécutive conformément à l'article 467.12 C.cr.