When applying the totality principle to review aggregate sentences for multiple offences, the sentencing court must ensure the resulting parole period is adequate for supervision and rehabilitation, particularly where the offender has drug rehabilitation needs and has not previously been imprisoned. A parole period of approximately 6 months after a 6-year minimum term was held to be markedly too short.
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