‘Ping-pong’ gun politics continue to divide voters, as O’Toole courts GTA seats

'I think it’s going to help some of the Conservative candidates in some of those swing ridings,' says Ontario Tory MP Alex Ruff of the Liberal ban on 'assault weapons.'

'When I’m prime minister, I’ll put an end to Trudeau’s attacks on law-abiding gun owners:' Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole campaigned for the party leadership on a promise to roll back Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's new gun control measures. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY PETER MAZEREEUW

September 21, 2020

Even during the worst health and economic crises in recent memory, gun politics are inescapable in Canada. A petition to Parliament calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (Papineau, Que.) to reverse his May 1 decision to ban a l...

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