Justice committee  As you mentioned earlier, you only have to listen to the news to see that the number of shootings is increasing in Montreal and Toronto. The danger is increasing. More and more innocent people are being shot and killed. Some very serious offences are indeed covered by the provis

Justice committee  Obviously, all—

Justice committee  That is obviously unacceptable. In my opinion, anything remotely related to firearms trafficking must continue to be subject to mandatory minimum sentences. The gun dealer may not use the gun to cause irreparable harm, but that person will enable other organizations or individu

Justice committee  Yes, organized crime and street gang members, as well as bikers and mafia members, use illegal weapons almost exclusively, if not 99% of the time. In fact, it is not attractive for organized crime members to use legal weapons because they are generally unlicensed and it is too ri

Justice committee  Yes, I completely agree with that. In my opinion, the debate is in the wrong place. In fact, gun control in Canada is very effective with respect to legal weapons. However, where the problem lies is in situations where there is an influx of illegal weapons, particularly from th

Justice committee  What we know is that criminals are increasingly arrogant when it comes to firearms. In the past, criminals, particularly the heads of biker gangs, did not carry their weapons. They had them carried by bodyguards. It was the same for street gangs, who had their women carry them.

Justice committee  Good afternoon, Mr. Chair. The current stance of this bill is an admission of failure by successive governments and a failure of our country's social services. It is also an incoherent attempt to camouflage the criminal reality by trying to make it disappear. It is an attempt to