My question is for the Solicitor General.

I want to read an article that came out about nine days ago in my community, in Brampton. The title says, “Brampton Shooting Sends 17-Year-Old Girl to Hospital, Schools Lift Hold-and-Secure as Police Look for Suspect.”

“Nine schools in Brampton were under hold-and-secure protocols Friday as Peel police responded to a daylight shooting that sent a teen girl to hospital.”

Unfortunately, these stories are all the more common in my community of Brampton and communities across Ontario.

We hear from some members of the House that their proposed solution on public safety is to defund the police. We hear that from members, particularly, in the NDP. I’m just wondering: Does the minister think that’s the right way to approach the problem, or is there another approach our government can take?