Public Safety committee  Mr. Rathgeber, I came here to present the Government of Quebec's position on this issue. Like the members of the coalition who are with me today, my comments are addressed to the Conservative government. I am asking the Conservative government to maintain the Canadian Firearms Re

Public Safety committee  Absolutely.

Public Safety committee  Yes.

Public Safety committee  Mr. Kania, it will be very easy to answer that question. Will you allow me to respond, Mr. Chairman? I am glad that Mr. Kania talked about the safety of police officers, because we do not talk about it often enough. I was listening to Ms. Glover earlier, when she said that she

Public Safety committee  No, I said that, because I was addressing the Opposition parties, because we are appearing before the Standing Committee and because I had heard the comments made by my hunter friends, I noted that the latter feel as though their rights have been infringed and that they are being

Public Safety committee  As long as the registration of long guns continues to be mandatory and that information is contained in that Registry, I would agree with that.

Public Safety committee  How much time do I have left, Mr. Chairman?

Public Safety committee  Mr. Comartin is telling me to say yes. I just want to say that it is clear to me that the desire to abolish the Canadian Firearms Registry—which prevents crimes and attacks on innocent victims using long guns—does not jibe with the Conservative view, which supports what could be

Public Safety committee  Quebec has a population of seven million.

Public Safety committee  Yes, absolutely.

Public Safety committee  That is correct.

Public Safety committee  I would say to Mr. Cossette, Mr. Pelletier, Ms. Cabrera and Mr. Bernardo that I am sad to see that they are frustrated, feel aggrieved or have the sense that they are being judged by Canadians simply because they are required to register a firearm. That is not the case. I unders

Public Safety committee  Well, obviously--

Public Safety committee  How many?

Public Safety committee  I do not agree with him.