“I will respect you.” After years of non-stop harassment by the Liberal Party, MP and Conservative leadership candidate Pierre Poilievre told a packed audience at CSSA’s annual “Stick To Your Guns” dinner that he will, once elected Prime Minister, implement simplified classification, do a plain-language rewrite of the Firearms Act and would respect the rights and freedoms of Canada’s firearms … [Read more...]

Dr. Leslyn Lewis’ explosion onto the political landscape in the 2020 leadership contest was due to her appeal across demographic boundaries. Her campaign’s message - Courage, Compassion and Common Sense - resonated with party members across all age groups and rural and urban Canadians.[i] Lewis’s message of Hope, Unity and Compassion in the current CPC leadership contest will likely resonate … [Read more...]

Ontario Liberal Leader Steven Del Duca said he will, if elected Premier on June 2nd, ban all handguns in Ontario within a calendar year. “An Ontario Liberal government will ban handguns across the province in its first year in office,” Del Duca announced.[i] There are so many ways to rip Del Duca to shreds on this statement that the only challenge is in deciding where to start!   Premise … [Read more...]

For Immediate Release: Government of Saskatchewan – April 13, 2022 Government has appointed a Firearms Advisory Committee to provide recommendations on firearms policy to the Minister of Corrections, Policing and Public Safety and the Chief Firearms Officer. The committee will provide input and feedback from the Saskatchewan firearms community on firearms education, licensing, transportation, … [Read more...]

David Opinko | Lethbridge News Now | April 13, 2022 LETHBRIDGE, AB – The province is going ahead with recommendations that it says will further protect the rights of law-abiding firearms owners. The Alberta Firearms Advisory Committee submitted its report to the Government of Alberta in February 2021. Justice Minister Tyler Shandro says all of the recommendations have been accepted. “Our … [Read more...]

Patrick Brown, currently mayor of Brampton, Ontario, says the Conservative Party leadership race should not be an ideological ‘purity test.’ [i] Does than mean that Brown believes conservative principles are now optional for the Party’s leader? Perhaps. More concerning to the CSSA is Brown’s “non-aggression pact” with Jean Charest who, as we wrote last week, supports universal registration of … [Read more...]

2022 Annual General Meeting and "Stick to your Guns" Dinner Saturday, April 30, 2022   Location: Courtyard by Marriott 1011 Bloor Street East, Oshawa, ON L1H 7K6 Phone: (905) 576-5101   The Canadian Shooting Sports Association is holding its 2022 Annual General Meeting on April 30, 2022, at the Courtyard by Marriott in Oshawa, Ontario.   Special rates are available at the host hotel, … [Read more...]

Feds Defer May 1, 2020 Order in Council Confiscation Deadline until October 30, 2023 In a long-anticipated move, the Government of Canada has announced a deferral of the May 1, 2020, Order in Council that currently bans 2,015 different makes and models of common firearms, to October 30, 2023. No reason was given at the time of this writing, but it is assumed that the staggering costs and … [Read more...]

Former Liberal Premier Jean Charest believes the Conservative Party of Canada has drifted so far to the left in recent years that he can win the leadership. If he is elected as CPC leader, Canada's licensed firearm owners can count on Jean Charest to continue the relentless assault the Liberals have waged against us for the last 25 years. This is not speculation; this is fact borne out by the … [Read more...]