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Repeat offender sentenced to 6.5 years for firearm and drug trafficking offences.
The defendant pleaded guilty to occupying a motor vehicle with a loaded handgun, possession of cocaine and fentanyl for the purpose of trafficking, and breach of a weapons prohibition.
The court considered the defendant's significant criminal record, including a prior manslaughter conviction, alongside mitigating factors such as his guilty plea and systemic disadvantage stemming from his childhood in a war-torn country.
The court imposed a global sentence of 6.5 years' imprisonment, less credit for pre-sentence custody, prioritizing denunciation and deterrence.
Mother awarded sole custody and permitted to relocate to Alberta; father granted supervised access.
The applicant mother and respondent father both sought sole custody of their four-year-old child.
The mother also sought permission to relocate with the child to Alberta.
The court found that the father had a history of domestic violence and that the child had suffered physical injuries and exposure to marijuana while in the care of the father and his family members.
The court awarded sole custody to the mother, permitted the relocation to Alberta, and ordered that the father have supervised access for a minimum of one week per year, along with electronic access.
The father was ordered to pay child support, reduced by 40% to account for his access costs.
