Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
Mr. Minister, I think it's unfortunate that Mr. Leef used up a bunch of his time to offer advice to the Liberal Party as to how they should attempt to fundraise and also to take some partisan shots, because there's actually a provision in the bill that disadvantages his constituents. His constituents probably haven't been well served by his line of questioning. Perhaps I could help him out a little.
Proposed subsection 19(2.1) of the bill specifies that the section would apply to an “individual's province of residence”. The result of that specific reference to “province” would mean that the proposed “Automatic authorization to transport” provisions would not apply in the territories, and that those in the territories would require an authorization to transport under the current subsection 19(1) of the Firearms Act.
My question is for the benefit of Mr. Leef's constituents, because he wasn't able to get to it as he didn't have enough time. Why are the territories being treated differently or being discriminated against by this provision? Or was it simply an oversight that we'll have to correct through amendment?