The sorry spectacle of Canada’s legislative process being hijacked by the gun lobby’s agenda

Not only is Bill C-71 devoid of any bold measures to combat the upward trends of gun-related crime, homicides and suicides, it barely fulfills the Liberal election promises.

Liberal MP John McKay, chair of the Public Safety and National Security Committee, pictured on May 8 leading a committee meeting. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY BOUFELDJA BENABDALLAH, HEIDI RATHJEN, MICHEL LEROUX

June 18, 2018

The sorry spectacle of pro-gun interests hijacking the legislative process surrounding Bill C-71 would make the NRA proud. Never did we expect to see the gun lobby’s agenda so pervasively influence the deliberations of the Commons committee charged with reviewing the Liberals' proposed gun control...

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