Hon. Alice Wong, P.C.

On June 10, 2021, Alice Wong asked a question in the House of Commons regarding the shootings in front of the YVR terminal in Richmond.

The following is a transcript:

Hon. Alice Wong (Richmond Centre, CPC):
Mr. Speaker, last month, a man was murdered in broad daylight outside of YVR. We have since learned that the victim had ties to gangs. Following the shooting, I, along with my colleague from Steveston—Richmond East, asked the minister what steps he would be taking.

Instead of targeting legal, law-abiding firearm owners, when will the Liberal government take action against dangerous and violent gangland slayings taking place on the streets of Richmond and in other communities across Canada?

Hon. Bill Blair (Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, Lib.):
Mr. Speaker, I am glad for the opportunity to remind this House that we have promised Canadians that we will strengthen gun control in this country, while of course the Conservatives have promised to weaken it.

I would also point out to the member opposite that we actually provided $327 million to the provinces and territories to support law enforcement efforts to do gun and gang investigations, including in her community. She voted against that funding. We are also making monies available for communities to invest in kids and in families in order to prevent this gun violence. Again, the member opposite voted against this.

Our communities need more than tough talk. They need the support we are providing.

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