Public Safety committee  Thank you, Mr. Breitkreuz. Despite the constitutional guarantees that Canadians have of equal application of the law in all provinces and territories, I can assure you that the chief firearms officers right across the country make it up as they go along. We've had more issues w

Public Safety committee  That's correct.

Public Safety committee  First of all, under the act, the police are not empowered to ask for your authorization to transport. In fact, they don't even know you have it. In fact, they don't even have the power to ask you if you have firearms in the vehicle. This question you're dealing with is very muc

Public Safety committee  No. It creates more enforcement problems than it solves.

Public Safety committee  But they already have that power, sir.

Public Safety committee  Who decides if it has a legitimate hunting or sport use, sir? I'm talking about—

Public Safety committee  If I may, sir, .32 calibre target pistols that are used in the Olympics are prohibited firearms in Canada. Every time a new high-tech .32 calibre pistol is needed for use by our Olympic team, they have to go through this huge gyration to have the firearm exempted. The exemption i

Public Safety committee  Not for non-restricted, it can only move between restricted and prohibited.

Public Safety committee  No, I'm not incorrect.

Public Safety committee  I live this every day. I am not incorrect.

Public Safety committee  Yes, I do.

Public Safety committee  Yes, I've filled some out a number of times.

Public Safety committee  Probably a half dozen now this year.

Public Safety committee  There are multiple purposes. When a restricted or prohibited firearm is purchased or transferred in any way, there's a bunch of paperwork that has to be filled out with that. Then it goes through a number of government departments and then you have to get an authorization to tran

Public Safety committee  On the authorization specifically, no. Once you have it, you can bring the firearm back. Then there are other authorizations that have to be filled out by your gun club. Because of this, virtually every firearms club in the country has a club secretary who does nothing all year l