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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
Motion visant à ajouter une interdiction des armes de poing au projet de loi C-71 rejeté au Sénat
La sénatrice Marilou McPhedran a présenté au Sénat une motion du 8 avril visant à interdire les armes de poing au projet de loi C-71, qui a été rapidement rejeté. La motion a été renvoyée devant le Comité sénatorial permanent de la sécurité nationale et de la défense et a […]
Armes de poing bientôt inderdit au Canada?
Il y a quelque temps nous vous avons avisé que ce ne serait qu’une question de temps avant que les libéraux décident de s’en prendre aux armes de poing. Malheureusement le jour est venue… Aujourd’hui, la sénatrice McPhedran proposera la modification du projet de loi C-71 visant à « interdire […]
Feds’ gun-control bill might not become law before 2019 election
The predicted timeline for the passage of the Liberals’ new-gun control legislation in the Senate is raising concerns it will not become law before the next federal election. Bill C-71, introduced in the House in March as part of the Liberal government’s delivery of gun-control promises from the last election, finally made […]
Ottawa considers gun control options with a handgun ban seen as costly and possibly ineffective
OTTAWA—The federal government is considering further restrictions on handguns but will stop short of an absolute ban, as the cost to buy back legally owned handguns is pegged as high as $2 billion, the Star has learned. Escalating gun violence across the country, including Toronto, spurred calls for the federal […]
Gun groups worried about government’s ability to trace guns to owners
The groups say new marking regulations could be the “final piece” needed to trace every non-restricted gun in the country. Local and national firearms advocacy groups are sounding the alarm over what they perceive as an attempt by the federal government to effectively recreate the long-gun registry, which was scrapped […]
Gun controls will be tightened, Trudeau tells Montreal radio audience
The Canadian prime minister said he hasn’t excluded the possibility of banning them outright. The federal government is considering adopting measures that would see tighter controls applied to handguns and assault weapons, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Thursday. In a radio interview with 98.5FM in Montréal, the prime […]