Thank you, Ms. Michaud.
I share your concerns, but it is not true that there are fewer gun arrests and seizures across the country. On the contrary, the RCMP, in co‑operation with other police services, has mounted joint operations to make record numbers of arrests and seizures of firearms. We must work together with the Sûreté du Québec. This is ongoing. These operations in collaboration with the Montreal police must continue.
Our government remains committed to taking action to keep guns out of the hands of criminals and those with criminal intent. We have made federal investments that have been transferred to the Government of Quebec, which has allowed it to hire 71 officers in the last year, and even more prosecutors. So the federal government is there to make the necessary investments, in close collaboration with the Government of Quebec.