Liberals' gun grab to begin in Prince Edward Island | Western Standard - Matthew Horwood:
January 9, 2023 - "The federal government this year proposes to launch its long-promised national buyback of prohibited firearms starting in Prince Edward Island, according to a federal memo.... 'Prince Edward Island will be used as a pilot and will be the first point of collection based on the smaller number of firearms,' said an August 31 Transition Book for the Minister of Public Works.... No budget was detailed for the gun grab. The Parliamentary Budget Office in a 2021 Cost Estimate Of The Firearm Buyback Program put expenses at $756 million but warned details 'remain unclear'....
"Cabinet in 2020 enacted Regulations Prescribing Certain Firearms, which banned some 1,500 models of “assault style firearms.” The term was not defined.... Bill C-21 An Act To Amend Certain Acts currently before the Commons public safety committee proposed to expand the ban to include any 'rifle or shotgun that is capable of discharging centre fire ammunition in a semi-automatic manner.' Opponents have said the ban would affect commonly used hunting and sporting rifles....
"The launch in Canada’s smallest province would affect some 6,464 licensed gun owners in Prince Edward Island, according to figures from the Commissioner of Firearms. It is a fraction the number of licensed owners in New Brunswick (70,425), Nova Scotia (75,501), Newfoundland and Labrador (75,957), Manitoba (93,182), Saskatchewan (112,790), British Columbia (315,077), Alberta (328,723), Québec (486,406) and Ontario (624,448)."
Clyde Do Something, "Trudeau's P.E.I. Pilot Firearm Confiscation Program CANCELED", January 20, 2023
Gun Buyback Pilot on Prince Edward Island Not Going Ahead: Report | Epoch Times - Noé Chartier:
January 13, 2023 - "The federal government’s plan to start its firearms buyback program on Prince Edward Island as a pilot project is not going ahead, according to a news report. The information was first reported by Maritimes media group Saltwire Network on Jan. 12 , and was commented on by Alberta Justice Minister Tyler Shandro.... A note posted on the Public Services and Procurement Canada website on Dec. 29 said the pilot phase of the gun buyback program would be starting in December 2022....
"Audrey Champoux, press secretary for Mendicino, told Saltwire the P.E.I pilot was 'one of many options on the table and should be considered out of date.' A spokesperson for P.E.I.’s Department of Justice and Public Safety told Saltwire the province had been informed of the buyback pilot last summer.... 'At this time, the Province is still awaiting further details from the federal government on how their buy-back program may be implemented,' said Vicki Tse.
"The federal government added 1,500 firearms to the prohibited schedule on May 1, 2020, a few days after the mass shooting in Portapique, Nova Scotia.... The Liberal government is attempting to increase the number of prohibited firearms by adding amendments to its Bill C-21. The two track approach includes adding new models to the prohibited list and creating an evergreen definition to capture all firearms the Liberals call 'assault-style.'
"Opposition parties, First Nations, and interest groups have pushed back on the amendments which will come under more scrutiny at the Commons public safety committee.... Meanwhile the Federal Court has approved on Jan. 11 the Province of Alberta’s application to receive intervenor status in six lawsuits challenging the 2020 firearms ban. Alberta has also said it would not cooperate with Ottawa’s plan to confiscate firearms in the province."
No comments:
Post a Comment