Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Justice.
Yesterday the Ontario Association of Police Services Board said the one-year minimum sentence for using a firearm during the commission of an offence was no deterrent, describing the penalty as laughable.
Is the minister prepared to increase the minimum penalty under section 85 of the Criminal Code or will he continue to deal with the illegal use of firearms by going after the legitimate gun owners who have never broken the law in their lives?