Feds undercut their own momentum on gun bill, say observers

A gun control group calls on the House Public Safety Committee studying the sweeping Liberal firearms bill to address ‘misinformation’ about which guns would be banned by recent proposed amendments. Heidi Rathjen says she's worried the confusion will erode public support for the bill.

Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino tells reporters on Dec. 14, the last day of the fall session of Parliament, that the government has 'heard loud and clear from hunters and Indigenous peoples' about their concerns with proposed amendments to the firearms bill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI

December 19, 2022

As opposition MPs and strategists decry the Liberals' latest attempt to ban assault weapons as “underhanded” and “a complete own goal,” one of Canada's leading gun control advocates says it's unclear why the government introduced major amendments without any accompan...

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