Chiefs and their representatives at the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) yesterday voted to publicly reject the federal government’s proposed gun-control legislation over concerns it would criminalize firearms many First Nations people use for hunting.
The chiefs voted unanimously in favour of an emergency resolution to oppose the legislation, while NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh told the assembly he shares the AFN’s concerns and would not support recent amendments to the bill.
“We totally oppose this bill,” said Kitigan Zibi Chief Dylan Whiteduck during the Assembly of First Nations in Ottawa on Dec. 8.
Whiteduck said firearms used in First Nations communities are a “tool.” “It’s not a weapon,” he said….