Mr. Speaker, once again we have had another Canadian citizen fall victim to a fatal gun shooting.
Last week Stephen Braithwaite lost his life after a parking lot gun battle at an after hours club in North York. According to police reports at least two automatic or semi-automatic weapons were used in this gun fight.
Canadians are wondering what these guns are doing on the streets in a public place and how they were obtained.
This is not an isolated incident. Police have reported that there have been quite a few other gun related incidents at these clubs over the past month. Law-abiding citizens living around these after hour clubs are extremely concerned. They cannot properly raise their families when they are constantly living in fear.
I call on the government to initiate a solution to this problem. Let us work with the provincial governments to clean up our streets.