The Tumbler Ridge tragedy is a warning

The Tumbler Ridge tragedy is a warning. Canada must move beyond symbolic gestures and confront the moral responsibility of firearms policy.
Sadly, politics tends to be most comfortable in reaction. It expresses grief fluently, promises reviews, announces consultations, but avoids the essential issue: whether access should be narrowed; and whether raising the minimum licensing age and tightening entry into the firearms ecosystem, writes Bhagwant Sandhu.

The tragedy in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., will linger in the conscience of Canadians for many years. That’s the nature of tragedy in modern politics: flags lowered to half-mast, carefully scripted tears, Cabinet meetings cut short, somber press conferences, and a show of politic...

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