Thank you, Chair.
First of all, I want to thank the witnesses for their presentations.
First, thanks to both of you from the Polytechnique for coming here. Knowing the excruciating circumstances which bring you here, I think it's very courageous to do this. You, Ms. Provost, being present for that, it must be a horrible memory that you have.
Ms. Rathjen, I want to give you a chance if you need a minute or two to finish anything else you might want to say.
As well, could you comment on the fact that if this bill goes through, the gun that was used at the Polytechnique, the Ruger Mini-14, is a part of this registry.... That particular gun is part of that registry and it will no longer be required to be registered. Any information on this type of gun or assault rifles will be destroyed, along with everything else.
With the changes in the act, there will be very little--if any--opportunity to trace guns and to follow up on when they are sold or who they go to. The RCMP has said that without the tracing and tracking it will be “almost unenforceable”. Could you comment on that and indicate what your concerns might be, if you have any?