Mr. Speaker, I very much support the comments of my hon. friend opposite in terms of prevention. Of course, prevention costs money and I hope he garners the support of his colleagues to undertake a major program across this country. I think we would save money in the end.
With respect to the issue of prevention, as we were debating this bill in the House today I noticed that at Columbine High School in Denver, Colorado, 20 students had been shot and the people doing the shooting still have not been apprehended.
There are many other examples in the United States, and of course the tragic example we have in Canada of what happened at the École Polytechnique in 1989.
Keeping in mind the emphasis on prevention that the member was talking about, surely he would want to support, as CAVEAT has asked us to do, as well as victims' groups, gun control legislation.
I would like to hear the hon. member's comments on that issue.