Mr. Speaker, the hon. member has just read from the list of priorities in the Department of Justice to act effective-
ly to deal with those guns that are being smuggled illegally into the country.
I am meeting shortly with the Solicitor General and the Minister of National Revenue with that very objective in mind to ensure that the laws that are on the books at present providing penalties for those who possess firearms in the commission of offences are enforced and are effective and to take other steps to ensure that the use of firearms in criminal activity is properly punished.
However, the integrated approach to gun control and the enforcement of the criminal law must happen at the same time and that is precisely what we are going to do.