Thank you, Minister.
A few years ago, we had your predecessor Minister Mendicino here. I asked him if your government had conducted any studies to show that this firearm confiscation program would do anything to reduce crime in this country. At the time, they didn't have any studies. The government hadn't produced any papers or research to show that this would do anything to reduce crime. In fact, in a 2018 engagement paper, your own department stated that based on international experiences, there was no evidence that this would reduce crime.
Has your government produced any reports since then to show that this planned nearly $1-billion—possibly more—firearm confiscation will actually reduce crime?