Mr. Speaker, one important difference between our government and the Conservative Party is that we do not believe that assault-style military firearms have a place on Canadian streets. We have made those firearms illegal. We are taking steps to compensate law-abiding gun owners who purchased these rifles, particularly so we can remove them from the streets. That is something that police officers, in conversations with me, have been very supportive of. They are very worried that the Conservative Party has plans to evacuate all those important measures. That is not in the interests of public safety.
In the House of Commons on October 24th, 2024. See this statement in context.