Chief Mark Saunders sat down for a wide-ranging interview with Global News on Thursday. Among other things, he discussed new provincial funding to address gun violence.

City council approved several motions during its meeting on Tuesday aimed at addressing gun violence in Toronto after several high-profile shooting incidents this year, and two days after a mass shooting on Danforth Avenue left two dead and 13 injured.

The new initiative, which affects around 200 officers and will cost up to $3 million, will begin July 20 and continue for an eight-week period.