Mr. Speaker, I am happy to present a petition on behalf of people of the Bonnyville-Cold Lake area. These petitioners are concerned with the increase in violent crime in their communities. They are also concerned with the hundreds of millions of dollars that are being spent on the whole gun registry program. They are suggesting that this money instead of being wasted on gun registration and licensing of gun owners should be spent on crime prevention programs. They have listed several crime prevention programs which they feel would be much more beneficial than the gun registry program.
In the House of Commons on March 24th, 1999. See this statement in context.