Mr. Speaker, in February 1995 comprehensive firearms control legislation will be introduced through amendments to the Criminal Code, Customs Act, Customs Tariff, Export and Import Permits Act, National Defence Act, the Young Offenders Act and other related statutes and regulations.
The design of the program addresses different needs of the country affecting safer homes and streets. Programs will be put in place to control the import, export and domestic transit of guns.
Sentencing provisions of the Criminal Code include tough new minimum sentences. A national firearms registration is a central foundation of the coming legislation.
Many of my constituents applauded this legislation. I urge all Canadians to obtain the information material through their own MP to examine the scope of the coming legislation to better understand the problems that we are trying to address and the potential solutions.
I look forward to working on this legislation in the justice committee when it reaches it.