Mr. Speaker, we recognize that firearms pose a huge challenge in Montreal and across the country.
That is why we are taking this issue seriously by investing $125 million to create a cross‑border task force to stop gun smuggling, $250 million to support community‑based anti-gang programs, $327 million to give police the resources they need to detect and prevent crime more effectively, and at least $1 billion to help the provinces and territories, like Quebec, ban handguns.
We will be there and will continue to be there to fight gun violence.