Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I want to thank the witnesses.
It is a pleasure to see you again, Mr. Benabdallah. Thank you for the warm welcome you gave me at the mosque in Quebec City two weeks ago, at the commemoration of the attack.
Ms. Rathjen and Ms. Provost, from PolySeSouvient, we have been talking since the meeting started about a fact that you actually referred to in your opening statement: that several parties have committed to prohibiting assault weapons in the past.
It's a pleasure to see Mr. Julian and Ms. Michaud asking excellent questions during this committee meeting.
Personally, I'm very hopeful. I am a fighter, but I am also someone who thinks we can change the world.
I am pleased and truly relieved to have heard the leader of the NDP, Jagmeet Singh, say in an interview yesterday outside the House that he was in favour of the amendments that would incorporate a definition of prohibited assault-style weapons into Bill C‑21.
More specifically, I thought it very important that Mr. Singh said he was [Translation] "always open to finding ways to have amendments that really will protect the community and respond to the needs and concerns of organizations like PolySeSouvient."
Ms. Rathjen and Ms. Provost, what message do you want to send the three progressive parties that share this intention and conviction?
What's the rush?
Why do we have to do this by proposing amendments to Bill C‑21?