Thank you, Chair.
Thank you to all of our subject matter experts, as I like to call all three of you. Thank you for your attendance. Thank you for coming as quickly as possible. This is an incredibly important study for all of Canada. In my view, it is long overdue. We are pleased that we're finally launching it.
I have a question for Mr. Campbell, to start.
The federal gun ban and confiscation scheme is an absolute disaster. Police, academics, licensed gun owners and everyday taxpayers know that targeting lawful firearm owners won't make Canadians safe.
You, sir, are on record saying, “We know that the gun buyback program is going to have essentially zero impact on the crime in Toronto.” The public safety minister, Gary Anandasangaree, certainly doesn't seem to think it will work either. He admitted on a leaked audio recording that legal gun owners aren't causing crime and that police services likely don't have the resources to follow through on the project.
Does the Toronto Police Association and its members, sir, believe that the Prime Minister should fire the Minister of Public Safety? Give me a yes or no.