Arif Virani at the Justice and Human Rights Committee

On November 25th, 2024. See this statement in context.

November 25th, 2024 / 3:55 p.m.

Liberal

Arif Virani Liberal Parkdale—High Park, ON

I object to that categorization.

I'll refer the member to three points. The first is that the work of the Toronto Police Service is heroic. I applaud their courage.

The second point I would make is that there are 700 fewer police officers in Toronto now than there were in 2015, when we first got elected, which is a problem for the municipality and a problem for the province.

The third point I would make is that the same TPS letter actually referred to the penalties for things like gun smuggling and gun trafficking. In preparing for this appearance, I actually noted that in Bill—

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