Mr. Speaker, the Liberal government is pushing ahead with a costly and misguided gun grab that ignores the real problem: illegal guns smuggled from the U.S. Instead, it is targeting the most responsible, law-abiding Canadians. In Cape Breton, the mayor says that he was not consulted. The local police union was blindsided, and the project is run by the brother-in-law of the local Liberal MP. Canadians need an affordable budget for an affordable life. Three-quarters of a billion dollars is being wasted on the program.
When the budget pressures are so high, why are Liberals wasting three-quarters of a billion dollars on political optics and nepotism instead of cracking down on real criminals and keeping Canadians safe?