That's an excellent question. All we can do is plead with you to have the resolve to see this through. Even if we rounded up all the gang members in Vancouver and put them behind bars, the problem would not be over. We'd still have that underlying problem.
I realize it has been politicized, and the reason the legislation didn't get through last session was because of politics and because public opinion polling didn't register this as a public issue in the same way it's beginning to register now. All I can do is ask the government to stop beating up on the opposition for not supporting it last year--and I'm sincere about that. When we met with the B.C. Liberal caucus, the Liberals, and the NDP on this visit, they told us they were very supportive of these things. They were alarmed by this and wanted to work with us and others in the government to help fix it. If they say that to the government, please accept it as a gesture of goodwill.
Everybody, let's make these current bills now and the ones that have to come, including the one to do away with the two-for-one--we understand it will be introduced on Friday.... Let's put that aside and do something for the victims and the country. I think we can do that. Everybody will benefit, because your constituents and our members, the people in B.C., certainly want to see that happen. I think there's an opportunity for non-partisan resolve to do the right thing. Please do that.