Mr. Speaker, in February 2002 the justice minister sent reports to my office confirming that they had already lost track of more than 38,000 licensed gun owners. It is still happening.
I ask members to listen to this story from B.C.:
Two years ago, I contacted the CFC to tell them I was moving and to arrange the paperwork to move my handguns. I duly received my temporary ATT that was issued for the day of my move and subsequently received the full time version at my new address a week later. Sounds very efficient so far. 18 months later when I got around to registering my long-guns I contacted CFC to find out why I hadn't received the registration paperwork. They said they had already sent out several reminders to me and a final warning letter. When I said I hadn't received the paperwork we established they had been sending them to my old address. I find this a little concerning given that they are threatening gun owners with jail if they don't report change of address within 30 days.
So much for a system that is supposed to tell police where all the guns are. It seems like it takes a billion dollars for the Liberals to make a real mess.