Liberals head into gun summit with promised firearms law changes yet to be introduced

The Liberals have delivered about half of their pre-election firearm promises, but some of the rest have made rural Grits 'nervous.' Conservative leader Andrew Scheer has pledged big changes of his own to Canada’s gun law regime.

Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale has been tasked with making good on the government's promises around gun safety, including to bring in legislation requiring more in-depth background checks for buyers and inventory records for sellers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY PETER MAZEREEUW

February 26, 2018

The Liberal government is heading into a planned summit on gun crime and safety in Ottawa March 7, but still hasn’t introduced some of its promised reforms to firearms laws, more than halfway through its mandate.

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