Minister, one of the reasons for the unpopularity of amendments G‑4 and G‑46 was the fact that they were impossible to understand. There was a lot of confusion over the various lists of prohibited and exempted firearms. The Bloc Québécois requested a clear definition of a military-style assault weapon. There shouldn't be a list. The definition should include not only weapons currently available on the market but also those entering the market in the future.
Can we, legally and legislatively speaking, come up with a definition that would not require adding a list to the Criminal Code? In any event, such a list would not be updated. It's understood that the only list of prohibited weapons would be the RCMP's. So what's the point of including a list in the Criminal Code?
Further to your consultations, are you certain that you can provide a new definition of a military-style assault weapon?