Cabinet minister should usher in long-gun registry changes, not a backbencher

NDP MP Joe Comartin calls it a 'farce in terms of democracy,' describes issue as highly emotional and House committee process as stressful.

Conservative MP Candice Hoeppner private member's bill to end the controversial long-gun registry is a "farce in terms of democracy," says NDP MP Joe Comartin. He says a government minister should be the one to introduce changes to the criminal justice legislation, not a government backbencher.

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