The former North York controller also joined opposition MPs in urging the government to introduce gun-control legislation to prohibit the sale or possession of automatic and semi-automatic weapons. [Marc Lepine] used a semi-automatic rifle.

Justice Minister Doug Lewis has a bill before cabinet that would prevent importing automatic weapons that have been converted to semi- automatics so their owners can get them into Canada. They could then convert them back to automatics.

During question period, Liberal MPs Mary Clancy (Halifax) and Robert Kaplan (York Centre) softened earlier demands for tougher gun control but asked Lewis to introduce a tough new anti-pornography law.