I think the support we have is a little broader than that. Across this country I think people are in support of what we are doing. I know you have your position with respect to the firearms registry. We have been very clear about the waste that we believe was incurred. We believe the whole firearms registry had less to do with fighting crime and more to do with creating bureaucracy. So we have some serious concerns with respect to that.
You ask, how can we be consistent and be against crime? Well, I think we are being consistent. Bill C-35 as well as other pieces of legislation that you presently have or have had before this committee are all part of our efforts to make our streets safer, to protect our communities, and quite frankly, to increase people's confidence in the criminal justice system. That's always a concern to me, as I think it should be to all Canadians. We want people to believe that the system works and it works to protect them.
Indeed, you would be aware that I announced several weeks ago the creation of the victims ombudsman, so that we have an individual and an office that is specifically tasked with the concerns and the issues of the victims of crime. I think you would agree with me that sometimes they are the forgotten ones in the process. I'm very comfortable that with the legislation we are moving forward on, as well as some of the other initiatives, we are directly targeting crime. But you and I will perhaps have to agree to disagree on the firearms registry.