The Liberal government managed to pass some of its most noteworthy pieces of legislation before Parliament rose this week for its over two-month summer recess, but several impactful bills will still be pending when the House of Commons reconvenes in September. Both of the government’s online-regulation bills—the Online Streaming Act and the Online News Act—passed…

A battle appears to be brewing between senators and Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino, as he tries to see the Liberals’ controversial gun legislation passed swiftly into law. On Thursday, his office sent a letter to leaders of the different Senate groups and the chair of a committee, saying the minister is “eager” to answer…

With Bill C-21 passing the House of Commons and going to the Senate, Canada could soon see what Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino calls “the most significant gun control legislation in Canada in a generation.” The legislation, known as “An Act to amend certain Acts and to make certain consequential amendments,” proposes a series of amendments…

The House of Commons has passed Bill C-21 after third reading, a bill that Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino called “the most significant gun control legislation in Canada in a generation.” In a statement on May 18 following passage of the bill, Mendicino said the legislation would “strengthen the national ban against AR-15-style firearms.” “It’s…

Conservative MPs are criticizing a government motion seeking to speed up the adoption of Bill C-21, which contains similar elements the Liberals had abandoned under pressure a few months ago. And while the Tories had support from the NDP late last year to defeat two Liberal amendments to the gun control bill, this time the…

Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino said law enforcement officers seized 11,000 illegal guns at the Canada–U.S. border last year, admitting that the majority of guns used in crime in Canada originate from the United States. In an interview with Global News’ The West Block on April 30, Mendicino was asked how many crime guns originate…

The federal government has come up with a revised plan for its gun ban under Bill C-21, which Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino says will ban certain types of “AR-15 style” firearms after the legislation comes into effect. The new legislation, if passed, would not ban any currently legal long guns, such as shotguns and…

Baz Kanda bought an AR-15 a few years ago, planning to participate in competitive shooting events. But since the Trudeau government banned a long list of firearms including the AR-15, Kanda has to leave the country to train and compete in his sport. From April 11–20, gun groups and owners were in Federal Court in…

In its second use of the newly implemented Firearms Act, the Alberta government said it will require any individuals or organizations involved in confiscating firearms to be licensed by the province first. According to Alberta Justice Minister Tyler Shandro, this move is intended to protect the province’s jurisdiction as well as the almost 342,000 Albertans…

The legal challenge to the Liberal government’s order to ban over a thousand models of firearms is being heard in federal court this week. Multiple suits were filed after the federal government designated in May 2020 a set of then-legal firearms as prohibited. A buyback program estimated to cost hundreds of millions of dollars is…