Transport committee  As I stated during my comments, other levels of government look to this legislation in order to enforce it in their own jurisdictions. Under the previous legislation, the provincial or municipal levels of government would have been able to act to stop barriers like that, to stop

Transport committee  Sure. Thank you, sir, for the question. I appreciate that. I'll give you a couple of examples, if I may. For instance, a zip line has been erected across the Thames River in London, Ontario, and it poses a threat to anybody who is using those waters for recreational fishing, can

Transport committee  My apologies. I'm trying to get in under the five minutes.

Transport committee  I'm sorry for that. I will certainly try and slow it down.

Transport committee  Good morning, Madam Chair, and members of the committee. On behalf of the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters, our 100,000 members, and the 740 member clubs across Ontario, thank you for the courtesy of inviting us here this morning to address our concerns with the Navigat

Transport committee  As I was saying, another agency will have the resources or expertise to effectively deal with navigation concerns, so expecting them to address the shortfalls in the act is moot. Other federal agencies, provincial agencies, and municipalities have relied on Transport Canada for

Public Safety committee  Technically, under the law, yes. That's the inconsistency here. You do not currently need a licence to purchase or possess BB guns or pellet guns. But technically, under the law as it stands, they are subject to safe storage and safe transportation regulations, as is any firearm.

Public Safety committee  The relevant section of the Criminal Code is paragraph 84(3)(d) and it exempts lower velocity firearms from certain offences under the Criminal Code, such as possession without a licence. It does not exempt them from other offence provisions under the code, including subsection 8

Public Safety committee  There are many ways to respond to that. First of all—and I don't know if this is the case here; I'm only citing a previous example, so please understand that—when we talked about Bill C-19 to scrap the long-gun registry, there was a real division within the policing community a

Public Safety committee  That's correct. Anybody who uses a firearm, no matter whether it's an air gun, a BB gun, a pea gun, whatever type of article that is a firearm or a gun of any sort, in a threatening manner is subject to charges. The amendment proposed in this bill doesn't change that fact at all.

Public Safety committee  That's correct.

Public Safety committee  The people who are instructing them are all certified. They go through the procedures of safety. It's on a firing range. They're taught the proper way to load the firearm, the proper way to discharge the firearm. They are taught about not pointing it in any direction other than

Public Safety committee  No, I'm not, but I would point out that, as I said earlier, we live in a very litigious society. We also live in a society in which there are people—and everybody is entitled to their views—who very adamantly oppose the use of firearms in any way, shape, or form. There are people

Public Safety committee  Thank you, Mr. Easter, for the questions. The courts in previous judgements have said that a firearm becomes a weapon only if it is used, or intended to be used, to cause death or to threaten or intimidate a person. If somebody is using a firearm, regardless of what type of fire

Public Safety committee  They are not subject to licensing requirements or storage requirements that I am aware of. Certainly not—