Thank you, Mr. Chair. In fairness, if I may be permitted to answer the numerous substantive points—Ms. Dancho has raised some good questions—I think Canadians have a right to hear the answers from the government.
I disagree; there is good policy in here, including the national handgun freeze and including the red flag and yellow flag laws. On balance, we have heard the concerns of a number of advocacy groups. We have made some modifications to the red flag provisions so that we can ensure that there is protection for those who come forward and avail themselves of another layer of protection.
There's a last thing I want to say with regard to the sentencing provisions. I share the concern that Ms. Dancho articulates around maximum sentences. By raising maximum sentences, we are sending a very strong signal to the courts that for those who do terrorize our communities with guns, there should be higher sentences. That is a far better approach than the failed Conservative Party policies around sentencing and mandatory minimum penalties and the overreach of the Conservative Party on MMPs, which have been systematically struck down by the Supreme Court of Canada.