Mr. Speaker, first of all, I would like to congratulate my colleague on her new role. I hope that we will work well together.
My heart goes out to the family and friends of Thomas Trudel, who was taken from our community far too soon. This is an unacceptable tragedy.
We are focusing on stopping the flow of firearms across our borders. During the election campaign, we promised to invest at least $1 billion to help the provinces ban handguns. We will continue to do that in co-operation with the Government of Quebec.