The offender, Matthew Armstrong, was sentenced for serious offences including robbery of a Shoppers Drug Mart while armed and masked, theft of a motor vehicle, and driving while disqualified.
The Crown sought 8-10 years, while the defence argued for 5-6 years.
The court considered aggravating factors such as a lengthy criminal record, parole status at the time of the offence, the vulnerability of pharmacies, significant victim impact, the dangerous nature and quantity of stolen fentanyl, and the offender's role in planning the robbery.
Mitigating factors included a disadvantaged childhood and expressed desire for change, though given modest weight due to a history of re-offending.
The court applied sentencing principles including denunciation, deterrence, proportionality, and totality, ultimately imposing a global sentence of 8 years consecutive to his existing sentence.
