Public Safety committee  I don't know them all, but I would say that we have to invest in prevention. We know that for community organizations, the problem is that there is no regular source of funding. All levels of government should provide long-term financing for projects, rather than for one or two

Public Safety committee  Please allow me to complete that answer. Quebec did indeed set up a good strategy. We have a boat, a snowmobile and six extra first nations police officers on the Akwesasne reserve. It is not enough, though, given that the body of water is huge and that the first nation traffick

Public Safety committee  Thank you for the question. I see that you have done your homework. Yes, on January 26, the CCACV did indeed send two letters to the media and gave a press conference to propose certain measures to the three levels of government in the fight against gun-related violence. We pres

Public Safety committee  Absolutely. We have to invest in prevention.

Public Safety committee  No, I do not think that the measures contained in the current bill will have any real impact on this issue.

Public Safety committee  As for me, I would go back to—

Public Safety committee  As for me, I would go back to the comparison with traffic accidents caused by drunk drivers, who are criminals at the wheel. It is an absolute scourge. Drunk driving was the cause of many deaths every year. However, it would be completely illogical if the government decided to ba

Public Safety committee  I agree with Chief Bray. In terms of accommodations or amendments that need to be integrated into the bill, if the bill passes as it is now, at the very least we would need measures to accommodate hunters and sport shooters. Sport shooters are already members of a shooting club.

Public Safety committee  Yes, please allow me to add one final thing to complete Mr. Gélinas' answer. As former police officers, we understand that the authorities might be reluctant to intervene on a first nations reserve. The issue is extremely sensitive, due to the fact that there have been crises in

Public Safety committee  I will answer the first part of your question. Which amendments contained in the bill seem logical to us? I would say that it would be the clauses that give more powers to the border services officers when they look at the files of immigrants who are coming into Canada, whether

Public Safety committee  Yes.

Public Safety committee  My answer is the same as the one Mr. Gélinas just gave you. Effectively, that's crucial. Any bill would absolutely have to address this issue. We can't get around it. Possessing a firearms licence brings with it certain privileges. If we pretend that the problem doesn't exist an

Public Safety committee  I, too, am in complete agreement. I'm going to continue where Mr. Gélinas left off. I was a station supervisor and patrol officer for a long time. We did indeed receive calls and arrested people who had in their possession an airgun that was a replica firearm. This can certainly

Public Safety committee  Mr. Chair, distinguished members of Parliament, hello. I am a retired supervisor at the Service de police de la Ville de Montréal. I work with the media and elected officials to explain the job of police officer and the reality on the ground. I am one of the three founding membe

Justice committee  What I can say about that is that the principles of diversion have existed for many years in the Young Offenders Act, so discretion is already being used with young offenders. As I've said since the beginning, when the crime is not a crime against the person, there should be mor