Edited Hansard • Number 185
Wednesday, May 8, 2002
Mr. Garry Breitkreuz (Yorkton--Melville, Canadian Alliance): Mr. Speaker, the previous Minister of Justice said she was fully
accountable and responsible for the Canadian firearms program, but yesterday in
the House the Minister of Justice blamed the Quebec provincial police for
issuing “Mom” Boucher's firearms permit. It appears that the new minister is
accountable for everything in his department except the mistakes. When will the
minister start to take some responsibility for the huge mistakes in the gun
registry?
Hon. Martin Cauchon (Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada,
Lib.): Mr. Speaker, what a strange question. The member
knows I am accountable for the firearms program. He knows that very well. He
knows what I said yesterday, but if he does not know, he should maybe know
better. Actually, the question he
is referring to is covered by the Privacy Act and based on the Privacy Act I
cannot comment about any individuals who have access to the program across
Canada. It is as simple as that.
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