Nicole Irish pleaded guilty to trafficking in cocaine.
The court considered sentencing principles, including denunciation, deterrence, proportionality, and parity, in light of the Supreme Court of Canada's decision striking down mandatory minimum sentences for drug trafficking.
Despite defence counsel seeking a suspended sentence due to the accused's difficult life, drug addiction, and recent housing stability, the court found that exceptional circumstances for a non-custodial sentence were not present.
The court balanced aggravating factors, such as a lengthy criminal record and non-attendance at drug treatment, with mitigating factors, including a small quantity of drugs, a guilty plea, and rehabilitative progress since obtaining housing.
An intermittent sentence of 30 days and two years' probation was imposed, along with a lifetime weapons prohibition and forfeiture of seized funds.