Evidence of meeting #58 for Public Safety and National Security in the 44th Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was list.
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Conservative
Raquel Dancho Conservative Kildonan—St. Paul, MB
So you're saying they were stolen from a legal owner.
President, Coalition for Gun Control
The point is that the legal supply of firearms—
Conservative
Raquel Dancho Conservative Kildonan—St. Paul, MB
Pardon me. Where did you get that information? Was it Stats Canada? Where is that information from, so we can look at it?
President, Coalition for Gun Control
If you review, case by case, police officers shot and killed in Canada, which I've provided to previous committees, and the same is true with mass shootings in Canada—
Conservative
Raquel Dancho Conservative Kildonan—St. Paul, MB
I'm sorry. Are you saying that it's your personal research that found that?
President, Coalition for Gun Control
It's research based on the list of police officers shot and killed in Canada—
Conservative
Conservative
President, Coalition for Gun Control
It's been submitted to the committee. It was prepared—
Conservative
Raquel Dancho Conservative Kildonan—St. Paul, MB
Thank you. I appreciate that.
Was your personal research peer-reviewed by anyone?
President, Coalition for Gun Control
It was prepared for the Mass Casualty Commission—
Conservative
Raquel Dancho Conservative Kildonan—St. Paul, MB
Okay. Thank you very much.
Just to continue, you also mentioned that legal gun owners are most responsible for spousal homicide. Do you have that data that you can provide to us?
President, Coalition for Gun Control
Yes. That data is from the femicide observatory.
Conservative
Raquel Dancho Conservative Kildonan—St. Paul, MB
Okay. What information do they use? Is that from Stats Canada? Is that a Canadian company?
President, Coalition for Gun Control
It's based on the data with respect to spousal homicides, looking case by case at the weapon that was used and the circumstances.
President, Coalition for Gun Control
Stats Canada doesn't have that data or provide that data, because they don't have information on the legal status of the firearm. You have to do a case-by-case analysis to get this information.
Conservative
Raquel Dancho Conservative Kildonan—St. Paul, MB
Is that observatory a peer-reviewed organization? Where are they getting their information?
My point is that I'm just reviewing all the remarks you've provided to the committee and I'm not seeing that you've provided statistically sound evidence. I find that concerning, given the claims you're making. You said that, first of all, legal gun owners are most responsible for mass homicide, spousal homicide and the killing of police officers. I'm not satisfied, based on what you're sharing with me today, that your information has been peer-reviewed or is supported by evidentiary and sound statistical data.
I'm looking at some data from Stats Canada myself that said—
Conservative
