Report From Parliament Hill

Eric Melillo, MP, Kenora Riding

Dear Constituents

After 8 years of Justin Trudeau, Canadians don’t feel safe walking down the street. And the NDP-Liberal government is doing nothing to stop it. In fact, they are making it worse.
Violent crime is up 39%, homicides are up 43%, and violent gun crime has increased for the eighth consecutive year.
That is why I am proud to have tabled Bill C-376 to address the rise in violent crime by preventing violent criminals from owning firearms.
Currently, for certain violent offences, a prohibition on firearms or devices is part of a judge’s sentence on an offender. My bill makes it so that all violent criminals will be prohibited from possessing a firearm.
Rather than the NDP-Liberal approach of taking hunting rifles away from firearms owners who have not broken any laws, my common sense bill punishes violent criminals by requiring a court order be placed to ban them from owning firearms. Criminals found in violation of the order can be charged with a criminal offence.
Only Conservatives are serious about addressing the rise in violent crime and we will bring home safe streets.
Working for You 
If you’re planning to be in Ottawa and are interested in attending Question Period or taking a tour of Parliament, please let me know and my office can help reserve Question Period and tour tickets. 
As always, if there is anything my office can assist you with, please call me at 807-223-2182 (Dryden) or 807-468-2170 (Kenora) or email me at eric.melillo@parl.gc.ca.
Sincerely,
Eric Melillo
Member of Parliament
Kenora Riding