Mr. Toews, you're the Minister of Public Safety. We have the national police force, the RCMP, saying in a report last February that firearms registration is a critical component of the entire firearms program, and talking about it as an important tool for law enforcement.
In fact, as I'm sure you're aware, one particular aspect of firearms registration is the ability to trace firearms. In the unfortunate and tragic loss of four RCMP officers in Mayerthorpe, Alberta--which was devastating to them and to everybody aware of this--the guns that were used were basically traced through the firearms registry, leading to the capture and conviction of two individuals. The Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police have talked about the registry and the tracing element as an important investigative tool, a tool that they would use if someone, as you suggested, might be incapable of carrying a gun because of a mental disability or a court order prohibiting them from doing it. The police officials have the ability to find the guns, because they are required to be registered. They know what guns are available and can trace guns and do all of the other associated investigative work.
As Minister of Public Safety, why are you discounting that when it has in fact been used to prosecute people who've killed Mounties?