Thank you, Minister.
I think some people would find this confusing. If you had asked a couple of months ago, the Liberals and the NDP would have said this bill doesn't go far enough. From what I'm hearing now, they're all saying it goes too far, which is a little surprising. It is just the right balance. It's proportional, and it's targeting a very specific type of offence.
I live in a rural riding, in some parts. Can you comment a bit on a concern in my riding about the two new offences this bill brings in: robbery where a firearm is stolen, and breaking and entering and stealing, or intending to steal, a firearm? We consider these to be very serious. Why are those specific offences targeted by this bill?