In my conversation if I used “background checks”, and it was not what was proposed in the amendment, I apologize for that.
Again, the amendment is about determining eligibility under subsection 5(2). That would cover off all the things you just mentioned. It covers all of those things that exist there now and what is in an amendment that we just passed, LIB-1. It would cover those off. It's not just a background check. The bill talks about enhanced background checks over the lifetime of an individual, but I'm just talking about the licence renewal eligibility, or even the eligibility in the first place. Again, I apologize for using the term “background check” because it talks about criminality there.
All of the application precessing determining eligibility for acquiring a firearm under this amendment is specific to, if you have a licence already, we're saying that there's no need to have the lifetime and [Inaudible—Editor] enhanced one because, as you've already demonstrated, 5(2) already does the things you just finished saying it does already. It checks all those things already on eligibility and it shouldn't apply to those individuals who already have a licence or let it lapse within a year. It should apply to those who are getting a new licence or who have let in lapse for longer than a year. That's what I'm getting at, so it's not background checks.
Given that new parameter, do you see a value to this? Are you aware of any concerns that this amendment would pose to public safety or that would make it difficult to proceed with?