Thanks, Mr. Chair.
I want to thank Madame Michaud for bringing forward this amendment, which is really a consolidation of a series of other amendments and puts them all in one place. That is very helpful.
The recommendation itself comes from the National Association of Women and the Law. You will recall, Mr. Chair, that when they came forward to this committee, they were very clear that we need to ensure that the chief firearms officer can intervene when he or she has reasonable grounds to suspect....
If we are talking about ensuring swift action in a dangerous situation, of which we have far too many examples, it seems to me that standing to the level of what the National Association of Women and the Law...would be really important. Though I completely understand Ms. Damoff's attempt and the spirit in which she offers the subamendment, I will be voting against the subamendment and voting for BQ-12. Certainly what we are seeing from organizations that are concerned about domestic violence is that we need to make sure the chief firearms officer can intervene when there are reasonable grounds, so I prefer to stay with the wording in BQ-12.