It hasn't been an issue that I've addressed since being appointed ombudsman, but I can tell you that in my previous victim advocacy work I would take a lot of direction on these issues from what the police say. I was funded by an organization, the police association, the resource centre. I was there for many debates that this organization had about the gun registry. They had many fiery debates. The nice thing about it was they all went for a beer after and were still friends, but the debates were pretty strong. Every time they had a vote, they came down on the side of maintaining the registry.
I look at the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police. There are some incredibly dedicated, long-serving police officers, and they support the registry. When the overall law enforcement community is telling us this is an important tool for us--and they're certainly, I think, a vocal minority from my experience with those organizations--then I'm going to trust that they know what they're talking about.