Public Safety committee  Sorry; I haven't finished. This would establish a stable classification of these firearms. That is unaffected by third party manufacturers of cartridge magazines.

Public Safety committee  Not that I'm aware of.

Public Safety committee  If that firearm had been unrestricted prior to May 1, 2020, or was not previously restricted in the classification regulations, then it would have been legal to use that firearm for hunting.

Public Safety committee  It would be helpful if the member of the committee could provide and pinpoint the location of the specific make and model he is asking about. It would facilitate our ability to answer the question if we had that information.

Public Safety committee  I can speak to Bill C-71 and the transfer requirements for individuals, which are that—

Public Safety committee  Is it attached to the schedule, then?

Public Safety committee  It is an important question. What I can tell you is that the term “variant” is used by the Canadian firearms program experts to guide their own technical analysis as to whether or not a specific firearm is a variant of a listed or otherwise prohibited firearm.

Public Safety committee  It's a technical criterion.

Public Safety committee  The schedule does include some rimfire firearms.

Public Safety committee  It's not possible for me to comment on a specific make and model of a firearm. I would again refer you to the Canadian firearms program. What I can answer for you is that the schedule lists firearms by make and model, and it also lists all known variants.

Public Safety committee  I'm sorry—can you repeat that?

Public Safety committee  Do you mean under the definition?

Public Safety committee  The definition—in proposed paragraph (1.2)(g)—does not apply to rimfire firearms.

Public Safety committee  Right.

Public Safety committee  Most of the known assault rifles that are in Canada would be captured currently in the schedule. The criteria set out in proposed paragraph (1.2)(g) overlap with most of the firearms set out in the schedule but don't include all of them, because in the schedule there are some rimfire firearms that would not be included in—