On September 28, Kelvin Goertzen, Manitoba Minister of Justice and Attorney General, joined Alberta and Saskatchewan in stating that provincially-funded and grossly understaffed RCMP personnel will not pander to the federal Liberal government’s virtue-signalling agenda. “We feel many aspects of the federal approach to gun crimes unnecessarily target lawful gun owners,” Minister Goertzen wrote, … [Read more...]
Saskatchewan Joins Alberta – No Provincial Resources for Fed Gun Grab
On September 27, Christine Tell, Saskatchewan Minister of Corrections, Policing and Public Safety, informed RCMP Assistant Commissioner Rhonda Blackmore that “the Government of Saskatchewan does not support and will not authorize the use of provincially funded resources for any process that is connected to the federal governments proposed ‘buy back’ of these firearms.”[i] “The Government of … [Read more...]
Alberta Position on Gun Confiscations Sets a High Bar for All Provinces
On September 26, Alberta Justice Minister Tyler Shandro set a high bar for other provinces with his response to Marco Mendicino’s request for Alberta to divert RCMP members from crime-fighting duties to garbage collection agents for Ottawa’s failed firearm confiscation plan. “Alberta’s government will not help the federal government confiscate about 30,000 legally acquired firearms from … [Read more...]
Marco Mendicino’s Meaningless Promise
Whenever Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government commits to implementing the recommendations of any committee, you know that committee’s work was in vain. Not because the work was unimportant, but because those recommendations will never, ever, be implemented. This was never better illustrated than by the Nova Scotia Mass Casualty Commission’s work documenting the myriad recommendations of past … [Read more...]
Pierre Poilievre Landslide Win and Other Good News for Gun Owners
First, congratulations to Pierre Poilievre, his wife Anaida Galindo and the entire Team Poilievre for the resounding first-round win of the Conservative Party of Canada leadership contest. It’s taken seven long years, but we finally have united the Conservative Party united behind their leader to take on Justin Trudeau and the Liberals. “We will restore the hope of safe streets,” Poilievre said … [Read more...]
Does Ideology Drive Government Response to Mass Casualty Tragedies?
First, the murder of 10 people and the injury of at least 18 others in James Smith Cree Nation and Weldon, Saskatchewan is abhorrent. Our hearts and prayers go out to the families of everyone killed or injured. Second, we’re perplexed by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s response to this mass murder spree in our nation’s heartland. After promising federal government resources to the province, … [Read more...]
Commissioner of Firearms Admits Under Oath She Knows Nothing About Gun Laws
The biggest surprise of RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki’s testimony before the Mass Casualty Commission was her candid admission she knows nothing about Canada’s gun laws. [Question] Under the Firearms Act, the RCMP commissioner also serves as the chief executive of the Canadian Firearms Program. Isn't that right?[i] [Lucki] I'm the Commissioner of the Firearms Program. Yes. [Question] Making … [Read more...]
Marco Mendicino’s Agenda: More Important than Facts?
We apologize for another column bitching about the outrageous behaviour of federal Minister Marco Mendicino but frankly, the man has hit rock bottom and just keeps digging. His slavish devotion to his Master – Justin Trudeau – and his inability to tell the truth about anything make us seriously wonder if he is the advance wave of the next election, sowing the lies the Liberals will use to attack … [Read more...]
Marco Mendicino Ignores Violent Criminals, Targets Licensed Gun Owners Instead (Part 17)
We would love to announce Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino has done something right on the firearms file but, alas, all the evidence we find proves otherwise. Despite our calls for it spanning many years, there is still no police agency in Canada tasked with making sure these violent criminals are obeying their court orders. For example, since August 1, 2022, 40 violent repeat offenders, … [Read more...]
It’s Never About the Guns – It’s About Control
Longtime CSSA member Frank Smith (not his real name) passed away on August 6, 2022. After sharing the sad news with us, Frank’s widow’s next words left us bitter and angry. “Thank God he didn’t have to suffer through the government confiscating and destroying his firearm collection.” What an awful reality we RCMP-vetted firearm owners face when “the mercy” is dying before our government can … [Read more...]
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