Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you, Minister, for being here. I'm surprised it wasn't mentioned by any of my colleagues, but this is at least the fifth time you've been to this committee, and I want to commend you for that. You were here yesterday, and we appreciate your making time available to the committee.
I'd like your comments on a couple of things. One is from the Liberal platform, and I want to read it to you, if you don't mind:
A Liberal government will re-introduce legislation to crack down on violent crimes and gang violence,
--which is exactly what you're proposing here--
and to double the mandatory minimum sentences for serious gun-related crimes.
My read on doubling the sentence for a serious crime would be from a four-year minimum to an eight-year minimum on the first offence.