Mr. Speaker, despite the Prime Minister's promise at the convention of the Liberal Party of Canada last May, despite the promise repeated many times in this House by the Minister of Justice, Quebecers and Canadians are still waiting for more effective gun control legislation. We knew that this government was inclined not to take action and susceptible to the harmful and hidden influence of lobby groups. But we did not know that this government saw the representations of some major lobby groups as more important than people's safety.
Last week's events in Ontario add to the sad list of victims of this lack of effective gun control.
Last weekend, the Prime Minister tried to appear reassuring by saying, "The sooner the better". When? Quebecers and Canadians have been waiting for a whole year.