A starting point of 11 years' imprisonment is appropriate for mid-level wholesale methylamphetamine trafficking over eight months by a mature offender with a prior trafficking conviction, with a head sentence of nine years after discount for a guilty plea being within discretion. The double benefit principle from R v Tran does not require an earlier parole eligibility date where the offender's mature age, prior trafficking conviction, and commercial nature of the offending weigh against it, even where some rehabilitative steps have been taken in custody.
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