Wayne Easter at the Public Safety and National Security Committee

On May 5th, 2015. See this statement in context.

May 5th, 2015 / 9:05 a.m.

Liberal

Wayne Easter Liberal Malpeque, PE

Okay.

Then to the witnesses, what is the net impact of deleting lines 28 to 33? I have some concerns about the ability of the federal government to impose its will on the chief firearms officers in the provinces, especially in the Province of Quebec, actually, more so than my own. If we were to support the deletion of lines 28 to 33, does that not take more authority away from the chief firearms officers in the province? Or am I reading that wrong? It says “exceptions”. Could the witnesses expand on what would be the impact of this amendment?

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