NEWS RELEASE

 December 12, 2003                                                                       For Immediate Release

MARTIN PUTS McLELLAN BACK IN CHARGE OF GUN REGISTRY

“THIS IS A REAL SLAP IN THE FACE FOR THE WEST,” SAYS BREITKREUZ.

Yorkton – Garry Breitkreuz, Official Opposition Critic for Firearms and Property Rights, was shocked at the news that his old foe, Anne McLellan, was back in charge of the gun registry.  “How could our new Prime Minister possibly tell Canadians he’s putting a new face on government and then put back in charge the same Minister who wasted the most money on the gun registry in the first place?  Unbelievable!  This is real slap in the face for the West,” said Breitkreuz.

“This is the same Minister that promised in a letter to the Toronto Star in July 1999 that:  “User fees would cover the entire cost of the program.”  Today, the Toronto Star editorial board declared Chretien's “most memorable misstep” was “the $1 billion cost of a simple gun registry”.  “Well, most of the ‘mistepping’ was done by Anne McLellan,” reported Breitkreuz.  “Prime Minister Martin certainly rewards Liberals for their mistakes and has sent the wrong signal to his new Cabinet and to Canadians.”

At his $3 million dollar fundraiser on Tuesday night, Paul Martin stated emphatically that his new government must:  “have the will to shut down what doesn't work and the discipline to focus on what can.”

“Nothing fits Martin’s criteria better than the billion-dollar gun registry.  Canadians are waiting for action:  No more keeping Parliament and the Canadian people in the dark and not one more million should be wasted on this mess,” exclaimed Breitkreuz.

12 INACCURATE STATEMENTS IN GUN REGISTRY PERFORMANCE REPORT:

http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/publications/Article199.htm

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