Public Safety committee  Thank you. Gun injury and death is an urgent public health issue. The Canadian Medical Association declares that “Firearm-related injuries and fatalities are a major cause of premature and preventable death in Canada.” A 2020 Ontario study shows that over a 15-year period, there

Public Safety committee  Thank you for the question. There is actually strong evidence. I'll defer to my colleague Dr. Maggi on that. She is the mental health expert and knows the literature quite well.

Public Safety committee  We would be delighted to submit, but we would also request that we be allowed to answer the question—two sentences, please.

Public Safety committee  Thank you.

Public Safety committee  I'm not aware of that specific data, but I can tell you that a recent CMAJ study published by first author David Gomez cited a 42% mortality rate for patients who arrive to hospital. I don't know that specific data. That's not peer-reviewed data. I'm not familiar with that data

Public Safety committee  I'll start, then Dr. Maggi can add to it. As we said, we are supportive of the red flag laws because they have been shown to decrease rates of suicide and mass shootings in jurisdictions where they have been properly implemented to protect confidentiality, and with the assistanc

Public Safety committee  Yes. As you correctly point out, it is complicated, because firearm legislation is a federal jurisdiction but physician regulation and the health care system are provincial matters. You are correct, and I'll hand it over to Dr. Maggi, who can explain the responsibility of physici

Public Safety committee  I'll take that question, thank you. We've met with representatives from many parties, including municipal and federal representatives from the NDP government as well as the Liberal government, and we have sought to meet with members of the Conservative government but have, as of

Public Safety committee  That's good to hear.

Public Safety committee  I can't verify the number of times. It's true that we've been in communication, email communication or phone communication, with multiple ministers on this file. That is correct. I am a constituent of Minister Freeland, and I've met with her on various matters while she's been i

Public Safety committee  May I answer?

Public Safety committee  Yes, I'd like to correct the record.

Public Safety committee  Our organization has met with members of different and various parties and continues to seek an audience with the Conservative government and would be happy to do so at any time. Our position statement is very clearly articulated on our website. We support an evidence-informed p

Public Safety committee  May I finish?

Public Safety committee  I'd like to clarify for the record, please, that our organization does not support the banning of civilian ownership of all guns.