Public Safety committee  It would not change it.

Public Safety committee  If I could, I'll add a point of clarification, because police officers were used as an example. It is only with regard to authorizations under the Firearms Act that this would affect. Police officers hold their service arms not under the Firearms Act, but under their enabling legislation.

Public Safety committee  Clause 36 establishes a new licence revocation scheme related to domestic violence and protection orders, going from the revocation in situations of domestic violence, revocations in cases of protection orders, notices for the revocation of firearms and the conditional licences.

Public Safety committee  It expands on the current revocations that are in place for the revocation of licences. (Clause 36 as amended agreed to on division [See Minutes of Proceedings]) (On clause 37)

Public Safety committee  Yes.

Public Safety committee  For employment, a reason for carrying a firearm and having an authorization to carry is, for example, being a security guard with the armoured car carriers. They are often authorized to carry, because they are private businesses. Another one is with regard to, for example, trappers.

Public Safety committee  I don't have the statistics to be able to share.

Public Safety committee  This is a coordinating amendment with an earlier amendment for reasons of protection of life under paragraph 20(a). The authority to issue authorization to carry for the reason in 20(a) is going to reside with the commissioner of firearms. Therefore, it's the commissioner of firearms who would revoke it.

Public Safety committee  Clause 34 establishes the “yellow flag” licence suspension regime. There is a test in terms of when a licence may be suspended by a CFO, providing for a notice that the chief firearms officer would give in writing of the suspension to the holder of the licence, with regard to creating an exception for non-disclosure of information, as well as for the termination of the suspension and a prohibition on the use, acquisition and importation during time the licence is suspended.

Public Safety committee  An authorization to carry is an authorization to carry a restricted or prohibited firearm, either in the course of reasons of employment or for reasons of protection of life. It is defined and described under section 20 of the Firearms Act.

Public Safety committee  I am not a lawyer, and we cannot provide advice on whether something is meant to withstand a legal challenge.

Public Safety committee  The 30-day period was meant to.... The government intended to have a defined suspension period in which an investigation or a determination would be made by a chief firearms officer in terms of whether further action was necessary, so as to provide some certainty and not have it last indefinitely.

Public Safety committee  S’il a des motifs raisonnables de soupçonner, sur la base de renseignements qu’il a reçus d’une personne ou qu’il recueille, que le titulaire d’un permis n’y est plus admissible, le contrôleur des armes à feu peut, pour une période d’au plus trente jours, suspendre, relativement à ce permis,...

Public Safety committee  Can I read the clause in full? Proposed section 69.1(1) says: If a chief firearms officer has reasonable grounds to suspect, on the basis of information that they have collected or received from any person, that the holder of a licence is no longer eligible to hold the licence, they may suspend, in respect of that licence, the holder's authorization to use, acquire and import firearms for a period of up to 30 days.

Public Safety committee  Currently, the government is seeking to, when it talks about adding a new.... It would amend the act to add a new section after section 69, and a yellow flag. Currently, in terms of registration certificates, it talks about refusing to issue registration certifications. In this case, it would allow a CFO to suspend somebody's licence if they have reasonable grounds, and there is debate as to what those words will be.