Withdrawing Bill C-21 amendments puts pressure on Liberals from urban-rural divide, says pollster

The Liberals pulled back controversial amendments to Bill C-21, which critics argued would restrict access to hunting rifles. But gun control activist Heidi Rathjen says 'disinformation has won over the facts' on the bill.
Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino said that legitimate concerns have been raised in recent weeks about the need for more consultation and debate regarding Bill C-21, in a statement posted on Twitter on Feb. 3.

The government's recent decision to withdraw amendments to proposed firearms legislation has placed the Liberals in “double jeopardy” by leaving unsatisfied Canadian voters on both sides of the urban and rural divide, accordin...

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