Mr. Speaker, if I were to do such a thing I would disappoint the strongest supporters of registration, the chiefs of police of the country, the frontline police officers, the Canadian Police Association, the mayors of cities, the professional health care workers, people who know of the close, the practical, and the demonstrable connection between registration of firearms and achieving greater public safety.
In the House of Commons on May 15th, 1995. See this statement in context.