Bill C-71 passed its third and final vote in the Canadian Senate today as the governing Liberal Party’s new law to criminalize hunters, farmers and sport shooters and take away their guns. Senators voted 55 in favour and 33 against, with 2 abstentions starting at 5:34 p.m. in Ottawa. Pro-Liberal members supported […]
Month: May 2019
Handgun Owners Rise to New Records
The number of Canadians with a gun licence rose to a record in March after 24 straight quarterly increases, RCMP data show. The surging appeal of sport shooting also drove Canadian handgun owners to a new high. The country counted 2,186,161 adults with a firearm Possession and Acquisition Licence (PAL) […]
Liberal long-gun bill likely to pass through Senate, become law
The Senate is set for a final vote Thursday on a Liberal gun-control bill that has been one of the government’s most contentious pieces of legislation since Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale tabled it in the Commons more than a year ago. Conservative senators were still engaged Tuesday in a […]
L’interdiction des armes à feu – MISE À JOUR
MISE À JOUR: «L’interdiction des armes à feu» du gouvernement libéral interdira les fusils AR-15 OSHAWA – La question du député Tony Clement concernant une possible interdiction des armes à feu par décret, combinée à la non-réponse du ministre Bill Blair, a suscité une tempête de spéculations hier. Le 10 […]
AR-15 likely target of planned OIC
The other day, Tony Clement rose in the House of Commons to ask Bill Blair the following: “I am told on good authority that the prime minister has a secret plan to ban legal firearms. Apparently, this secret plan is to be executed by cabinet directive with no debate in […]
Liberal gun bill finally set to clear Parliament
A Liberal government gun bill that has drawn resistance from some gun owners since Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale tabled it in the House of Commons more than a year ago is set to pass its final vote in Parliament this week. The Senate majority of Independent senators, and a […]