Canadian progressives see themselves, in contrast to conservatives, as being swayed by evidence. Best practices. Data. Last summer, a long-running Canadian public policy debate was turned on its head by new information. The new data reshaped national and local debates in Canada — we saw this again in the recent Throne Speech by the governor-general.It related to gun control. Gang-related violence has surged in Canada in recent years. Much of the violence involves firearms.
It was a major shift in the old debate, and really did suggest that Canada’s generally tight gun laws weren’t tight enough. It had an immediate and obvious impact on elected officials. Municipal politicians in Toronto, Montreal and elsewhere seized on the stat, demanding a national ban on handguns . The NDP has said it would ban handguns.
Almost exactly a year ago, several months after the first article, The Canadian Press interviewed a different Toronto cop who confirmed that handguns used in crime in Toronto, and that can be traced, are still mostly traced back to the U.S. In a year-end press conference on Friday, Toronto police chief Mark Saunders confirmed that remains true, with updated figures — a whopping 82 per cent of traceable guns used by criminals in Toronto have been smuggled in from the U.S.
The Danforth shooter, a supposedly deranged man inflamed by extremist ravings, presents a truly unattractive minority 'target' for activists more interested in fictional solutions that do not threaten their mascot group beliefs.
The progressive rhetoric comes down to blaming gun manufacturers for violent criminality committed with guns rather than putting blame on the criminals who pulled the triggers. PART1
mattgurney You've done a fantastic job of writing this, and you don't owe me anything. But Matt, the man responsible for bringing this is the man who was responsible for bringing in 'kettling' into the Canadian Lexicon. How are people from Toronto cheering this descent?
The pourpose of police is protect public place,Who can protect my(your)life?In USA citizen have right to protect own home,family, life by himself to have guns.Defence own life is basic human right.Police can't have obligation defence your life,In Canada you don't have this right
'This isn't about gun control. Be honest, it's disdain for guns...' —Mattgurney 😂
mattgurney Great article! Hits the nail on the head. This issue is about targeting those who don't agree with the LPC.
Just like the stop smoking crusade / it stopped being about smoking a long time ago / when the last cigerette is butted out people will still get pimples on their ass and just as many will die of cancer including lung cancer
Absolutely, disdain is a huge part of it. Not that I care much about that because I give it back double to the 'we are so much smarter than you' bunch.
How to get a gun. USA vs Canada
when did conservatives and gun owners become such ❄️
It’s about feeling bad that people kill people and wanting desperately to do something to stop it without taking the time for rational thought
It is the demented side of 'anti-modernism' (or 'new modernism'). That rejects reforms that would have more impact & lives in a confused world. They cannot stand independence (within a society) & are interested in power.
mattgurney And liberal disdain for Canada. That's why they are always talking about 'changing' it.
That's absolutely wrong!
Only the extremely stupid and the extremely dangerous support gun bans. Minister Bill Blair rounded up and detained law abiding Canadians on behalf of his political masters. We already know he is one of the extremely dangerous.
Sign the petition to ensure parliament must debate any new gun laws!
No, it's about gun control. The National Post, it isn't about journalism, it's about opinions and sensationalism, you know since we're being honest.
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