Briefly, I would say it's to work with all members of this committee, all members in the House and all Canadians to reduce gun violence. We believe we have more steps to take around gun controls. As we have seen, there is an increase in gun violence, particularly related to violence that is caused by handguns.
We need to work closely with our provincial and territorial partners to find new solutions and ways to get handguns off our streets. They're causing the loss of too many innocent lives.
We also need to ensure that we are preventing gun violence from occurring in the first place. Quite often I think we can put a lot of emphasis on law enforcement, on using the criminal law as a way to deter and to bring those who committed gun crimes to justice, but we also need to be focused on preventing future loss of life. I think about our kids. I think about our communities. I think about women, who have been disproportionately impacted by gun violence. The agenda that our government has aims at working to reduce gun violence.
I want to do that work with all of you, and we have to be committed to doing that work.