The political potency of the firearms issue

Canada's more than two million firearms owners will be voting as a block in the next election based on their united opposition to Trudeau’s new firearms laws. And given the tiny margins that determine which party forms government, the Liberals should be worried, writes former Conservative MP Robert Sopuck.
Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino, pictured on the Hill on March 21, 2023.

Recently, I attended the Yorkton Gun and Hobby Show in eastern Saskatchewan. The crowd was composed of farmers, ranchers, hunters, sports shooters, anglers, trappers, energy workers, construction people—basically a cross section of rural Western Canada. There were hundreds...

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