37th Parliament, 2nd Session
(September 30, 2002 -     )

[Parliamentary Coat-of-Arms]

Edited Hansard • Number 105

Monday, May 26, 2003

 

Questions on the Order Paper

    Mr. Geoff Regan (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, Lib.): Mr. Speaker, the following questions will be answered today: Nos. 174, 198, 202 and 209.

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Question No. 202--

Mr. Garry Breitkreuz:

    With respect to the following statement in paragraph 10.29 of the Auditor General’s 2002 report to Parliament, “The costs incurred by the provincial and territorial agencies in enforcing the legislation were not reported. In addition, costs that were incurred by firearms owners, firearms clubs, manufacturers, sellers, and importers and exporters of firearms, in their efforts to comply with the legislation were not reported.”, in addition to the government's response in respect of the preparation and function of the regulatory impact analysis statements, what specifically were the above-mentioned unreported costs for the period from 1995 to the present?

Hon. Wayne Easter (Solicitor General of Canada, Lib.):

    The Canadian Firearms Centre, CFC, does have records of costs for the opt-in provinces of Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island as has been reported publicly. The CFC does not monitor other potential or actual costs that may have been incurred by provincial or territorial agencies in enforcing the Canadian firearms legislation. The CFC does not monitor the costs that may have been incurred by firearms owners, firearms clubs, et cetera, as a result of the Canadian firearms legislation.

 

GOVERNMENT REFUSES TO RELEASE "MAJOR ADDITIONAL COSTS" IDENTIFIED BY THE AUDITOR GENERAL

http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/questions/mar-31-2003-written.htm

 

May 24, 2003 - LIBRARY OF PARLIAMENT'S ESTIMATE OF COSTS OF ENFORCEMENT

http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/breitkreuzgpress/guns81.htm

 

October 10, 2003 - COMPLIANCE COSTS OF FIREARMS REGISTRATION: PRELIMINARY INDIVIDUAL ESTIMATES

Library of Parliament, Parliamentary Research Branch, Economics Division

http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/publications/LibraryPaper-ComplianceCosts-Registration.doc

 

October 20, 2003 – CALCULATIONS OF REGISTRATION COMPLIANCE COSTS

http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/publications/ComplianceCosts-Registration-2003-10-15.xls