Public Safety committee  I certainly hope that isn't the case. That's how we got into this mess in the first place. My understanding is that the minister is going to seek advice from people who actually have the technical expertise. There are those people in Canada. Many of them work for companies that

Public Safety committee  Yes, Mr. Leef, I've seen the advertisements and they are incorrect. There are no changes to the purposes for which a firearm can be transferred. There are no changes at all. Right now my authorization to transport, my paper one issued by the Province of Ontario, is for three ye

Public Safety committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair, and good morning to all the members of the committee. I beg your indulgence if I may because I think my presentation is about 30 seconds too long, but I'm dealing with the technical aspects of the bill and there are a lot of technicalities I'd like to cove

Foreign Affairs committee  We have not met with ministerial staff on this issue. The minister we met with before was Minister Bernier, for a very brief time. We have not had meetings with ministerial staff since then. I think you have to remember that many Canadians are very worried about this because of

Foreign Affairs committee  I am not part of the delegation.

Foreign Affairs committee  No, I'm not.

Foreign Affairs committee  No.

Foreign Affairs committee  Yes, we have.

Foreign Affairs committee  That would be.... It goes back a ways.

Foreign Affairs committee  Actually, in terms of meeting with a lot of the foreign affairs ministers, the answer is no.

Foreign Affairs committee  We meet regularly with Minister Toews. We both sit on the firearms advisory committee. As Mr. Torino said, both of us have been on many of these committees, going right back into the Liberal tenure, because we're acknowledged experts in this field.

Foreign Affairs committee  We have met with one minister. That was a few years ago now. I'm sorry, I'm having a hard time remembering the name.

Foreign Affairs committee  No, not Minister Baird.

Foreign Affairs committee  Yes, sir.

Foreign Affairs committee  Yes.