Liberal election promises of tighter gun control are ‘completely disingenuous,’ says gun control advocacy group

Gun control advocacy organization PolySeSouvient argues that the Liberal government hasn't sufficiently followed through on previous election promises related to gun control.

Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau has promised once again to tighten gun controls in Canada if his government is returned to power. Advocacy groups on both sides of the issue have criticized how the Liberals have, or have not delivered on gun control promises in the past.The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

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BY Jesse Cnockaert

August 23, 2021

One of Canada’s most prominent advocates for tighter gun control has dismissed the Liberal Party's “completely disingenuous and obviously political” election campaign promises for tighter gun control, but also found little to like about the opposition parties’ stances on firearms. “[The L...

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