What is the appropriate sentence for an offender convicted of possession of a Class A drug with intent to cause grievous bodily harm?

This is not a case where there is a statutorily imposed minimum sentence, but it is a case where, as the discussion above shows, ranges of appropriate sentence have been discussed in a multiplicity of decisions, including authoritative appellate decisions. It is a case, like so many others, where the quantity of illegal drugs imported into Canada by the offender, if not determinative of the appropriate sentence, has largely been held to be the most significant factor in determining sentence, absent considerations relating to pre-trial custody and aggravating or mitigating factors: R v. Cunningham, above at p.546.