Thank you very much.
I have one question, and then I have a suggestion that may hurry this along, which committee members may be open to, but I'll come to that in a minute.
Just on the technical briefing, again, I want to impress how important it is that we get these answers. Mr. Noormohamed mentioned something about the Lee–Enfield. I haven't gotten a clear answer on how the Lee–Enfield and the Winchester rifle, model 1873, which has a tubular magazine, will be impacted by what the minister said when he announced this amendment concerning the high-capacity magazine permanent alterations.
These are legitimate questions. There are people who watch this committee and who have these questions. It is the minister's fault that he announced them at the same time perhaps—I don't know—but he made that connection himself. Therefore, that's why we've come to this committee looking for answers on whether the high-capacity permanent alteration announcement will impact tubular magazines and the Lee-Enfield.
It would put a lot of concerns aside if the government could be clear and if the Liberal members could be clear right now and guarantee to Canadians that tubular magazines and the Lee-Enfield will not be impacted by the minister's announcement yesterday. That would cause us to relax a bit because those are huge changes.
I want to suggest something to help us move forward. Mr. Chair, could you just come back to me?
I put this to Liberal members. If they wish to engage in this, can you guarantee to Canadians that tubular magazines and the Lee-Enfield will not be banned by the minister's announcement yesterday?