Giorgio Mammoliti is making the suggestion after a spate of shootings in the city. The amnesty part of the program would be for those who turn in the guns, not those who may have used them for crime.

"This was both a sophisticated, large-scale fraud, and a concerted attempt to subvert a democratic election," the Crown argued in a factum filed in court.

Former CBC radio star Jian Ghomeshi apologized in court today for his "thoughtless and insensitive" behaviour to a former colleague who had accused him of sexually assaulting her.