When I look at some of the proposals we've seen put forward by your party in the House of Commons, it becomes clear that copying and pasting the American approach to criminal laws or to guns would not enhance public safety. The Conservative policy of wanting to legalize assault-style weapons, I think, would make Canada a more dangerous place. The repeated introduction of reforms that certainly violate the Constitution would not make Canada a safer place. The example given earlier has led to a whole series of behaviours, including recently in the state of Texas, with the accidental death by gun violence of a child who was ringing doorbells.
It's obvious, when you look at some of the proposals that have come forward, that we need to have evidence-based policies. That's what you'll see with the bill we put forward in a number of weeks to help change Canada's criminal laws to make our country a safer place.
