I think the simplest way to explain it is that part VI of the Criminal Code designates a certain number of offences for which police can apply for a wiretap. This bill proposes to expand that list to include some additional firearms offences, which will give them greater capacity to hopefully disrupt the efforts of organized crime when it comes to trafficking or illegally possessing guns.
It's an important tool. It's not a tool of first resort. There are a number of steps that law enforcement has to demonstrate to a judge before a wiretap is authorized, including investigative necessity, but I think that this is another concrete way in which we can tackle organized crime. We often hear about the challenges of illegal guns at our borders or being trafficked in our communities. This is a very concrete additional measure that we can offer law enforcement to help reverse those trends and to bring those who are responsible for terrorizing our communities to justice.