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…

Canadians are doubtful that cabinet’s national freeze on handgun imports and new sales will actually reduce crime in the country if handguns used in committing crimes are illegally smuggled into Canada, federal research finds. In-house research by the Privy Council Office (PCO) last fall asked survey respondents about their general views on handguns in Canadian…

A briefing note to Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino states a proposed federal gun ban will prohibit and confiscate firearms routinely used by hunters. The question period note, “Comprehensive prohibition of assault-style firearms,” dated Dec. 14, 2022, states, “We recognize that the proposed changes may reduce the number of firearms that some hunters use today.”…

The buying, selling, and transferring of new handguns in Canada is now officially outlawed, according to a cabinet order made Nov. 9 under the Firearms Act. The order comes after the federal government announced a “freeze” on handgun importations in August and Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino saying on Oct. 21 that the ban was…

The federal government’s national freeze on handgun importations came into effect on Oct. 21, making it illegal to buy, sell, or transfer a handgun in Canada. “We have frozen the market for handguns in this country and our ban on imports that took effect in August remains in place,” said Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during…

Federal security agents seized a record number of contraband firearms in 2021, says Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino. “2021 was a record year for illegal firearms seizures but there is still a lot more work to do,” Mendicino told reporters on Aug. 17. “I think it’s really important that Canadians know the federal government does…

Commentary When examining the types of arguments being advanced by the pro-gun and anti-gun lobbies, it seems that the arguments divide sharply along two ways of thinking. For those who think with their hearts, the anti-gun arguments strike all the right chords. For those who think with their heads, pro-gun arguments prevail. Gun crimes are…

OTTAWA—Newly tabled gun legislation would allow municipalities to ban handguns through bylaws restricting their possession, storage and transportation. The Liberal government said Tuesday the measures would be backed up with serious penalties to enforce these bylaws, including jail time for people who violate municipal rules. Many gun-control advocates have pressed for a national handgun ban,…