Remove the words “has reasonable grounds to suspect” and change it to “determines”. That was what I was just asking the official about. That returns it to the original language in the clause.
Then change “may have” to “has” engaged. I think we all want to make sure that we are keeping women safe in instances of domestic violence and stalking, but we also have to put reasonable grounds in this bill that align with other parts of the bill and ensure that there is a balance. The 24-hour period, I think, is critical, and I think we all agree on that, or at least I hope we do, that the 24 hours is a really valid addition and needs to be done immediately.
Certainly there are instances in which women have been killed when it hasn't happened quickly. I'm just asking if we can change those wordings to, as the officials talked about, the balance of probabilities and something that is in other parts of the Firearms Act.
Thank you.