Madam Speaker, the Member raises a point which I think is a valid point, but the intent of the legislation, as I understand it, is to make firearms more inaccessible, particularly for children, and to cut down on the number of accidents that happen from careless placing and positioning of firearms. But, the Member is raising a point, about those parts of the north where predators like polar bears, which are very aggressive and unafraid of human beings, tend to prowl throughout communities and around houses, undetected sometimes during certain parts of the year. So, I would say, at this time, that I would simply raise it with department officials and have some discussions with them and come up with some response to the Member.

I think we have concern for safety from two perspectives: on the one hand, the laws require that we lock firearms up so that they become more inaccessible, particularly for children and those people that can cause accidents; and, on the other hand, we have a concern from community leaders about the safety of citizens of a certain community or communities because their safety might be compromised as a result of making it more difficult to get quick access to firearms in situations of need. Thank you.

Madam Speaker, the regulations about firearms and securing of firearms apply to everyone across Canada. Thank you.