Allan Rock

[Firearms Act, June 12th, 1995]

moved:

Motion No. 111

That clause 76 of Bill C-68 be amended by striking out lines 19 to 23 on page 41 and substituting the following: a ) the Attorney General of Canada, in the case of an appeal of an order made under paragraph 74( a ) confirming a decision of a chief firearms officer who was designated by the federal Minister, of the Registrar or of the federal Minister;''

[Firearms Act, June 12th, 1995]

moved:

Motion No. 109

That clause 75 of Bill C-68 be amended by striking out lines 31 to 42 on page 40 and substituting the following: a ) the Attorney General of Canada may appeal to the superior court against the order, if the order is directed to a chief firearms officer who was designated by the federal Minister, to the Registrar or to the federal Minister; or b ) the attorney general of the province may appeal to the superior court against the order, in the case of any other order made under paragraph 74( b ) or ( c ).''

[Firearms Act, June 12th, 1995]

moved:

Motion No. 103

That the French version of clause 71 of Bill C-68 be amended by striking out line 25 on page 38 and substituting the following:

"autres provinces, ou débordant les limites d'une province, et, à cette fin, la mention du".

[Firearms Act, June 12th, 1995]

moved:

Motion No. 78

That clause 45 of Bill C-68 be amended by striking out lines 28 to 30 on page 28 and substituting the following:

"(f) provides the Registrar with the prescribed information and any other information reasonably required by the Registrar."

[Firearms Act, June 12th, 1995]

moved:

Motion No. 54

That Clause 32 of Bill C-68 be amended by striking out lines 4 to 8 on page 22 and substituting the following:

"(i) has reasonable grounds to believe that the borrower holds a licence authorizing the borrower to possess that kind of firearm, and

(ii) lends the borrower the registration certificate for the firearm, except in the case of a borrower who uses the firearm to hunt or trap in order to sustain himself or herself or his or her family; or"

[Firearms Act, June 12th, 1995]

moved:

Motion No. 23

That the French version of Clause 10 of Bill C-68 be amended by striking out lines 36 to 41 on page 10 and line 1 on page 11 and substituting the following:

"10. Les articles 5, 6 et 9 s'appliquent aux transporteurs se livrant à des activités, notamment, de transport d'armes à feu, d'armes prohibées, d'armes à autorisation restreinte, de dispositifs prohibés ou de munitions prohibées reliant une province et une ou plusieurs autres provinces, ou débordant les limites d'une province, et, à cette fin, la mention du".

[Firearms Act, June 12th, 1995]

moved:

Motion No. 5

That Bill C-68 be amended, in Clause 2, by adding after line 11 on page 4, the following:

"(3) For greater certainty, nothing in this Act shall be construed so as to abrogate or derogate from any existing aboriginal or treaty rights of the aboriginal peoples of Canada under section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982."

Motion No. 145

That clause 107.1 of Bill C-68 be amended a ) by striking out, in the English version, line 23 on page 52 and substituting the following:

"may lawfully use it; b ) by striking out line 28 on page 52 and substituting the following:

"obtains a registration certificate for it; or c ) a person who possesses a firearm and who is not the holder of a registration certificate for the firearm if the person

(i) has borrowed the firearm,

(ii) is the holder of a licence under which the person may possess it, and

(iii) is in possession of the firearm to hunt or trap in order to sustain himself or herself or his or her family."

[Gun Control, June 9th, 1995]

Mr. Speaker, as the the hon. member knows, we have told the provinces and territories the cost of establishing, implementing and designing the registration system will be borne by the federal government. We have also told them the cost of administering the registration system will be paid by revenues generated through the reasonable fees that will be charged.

Based on the figures we put before the committee and the very reliable estimates we produced, there is no basis in cost to oppose the registration of firearms.

I wish the hon. member would put aside the details he is trying to raise which have been fully explored in committee, and explain to the House and the country why he is opposing something the police forces in his own province, and by a margin of two out of three, the people in his own province want to see the House put in place.

[Gun Control, June 9th, 1995]

Mr. Speaker, the entire cost of the program was put before the committee, of which the hon. member was an active and hard-working member. The committee examined the cost estimates and for weeks heard 70 witnesses discussing costs, among other things.

I conclude from the committee's work and its report to the House, which is due next week, that it found that the estimates presented by the government were indeed accurate and complete.

[Government Appointments, June 8th, 1995]

Mr. Speaker, in a very real sense I already have. I have already agreed to provide my hon. friend with a list of the agents we appointed as a result of that review which took place since we came to office.

That review also resulted in the imposition of new terms and conditions for all agents: the imposition of a conflict code for the very first time, express terms saying that if they do not practise to the high standards we expect they can be relieved of their responsibility, new training and supervision requirements, and a reduction in the overall number of agents throughout Canada so we can get better value for the dollar for taxpayers.

I will furnish all of that information to the hon. member.