Thank you, Madam Chair.
It is somewhat presumptuous to believe that a bill will necessarily be passed by Parliament or the Senate simply because it is a private members' bill and it was agreed to at second reading.
I moved this motion in the hope of also making people remember the event that took place on December 6, 1989. We are reminded that this tragedy was the primary reason why Bill C-68 was adopted in 1995, following repeated requests over several years by the parents of the victims, protest groups and people who were unfortunate enough to lose loved ones on December 6.
I think that it is rather appropriate to want to celebrate the day when the Parliament showed much wisdom in passing a bill that recognized the importance of establishing a firearms registry, which is still used by law enforcement agencies 5,000 times a day.
Madam Chair, I wish to restate my motion and my suggestion that we put it to a vote.