Nathalie Provost, a survivor of the Ecole polytechnique shooting in 1989, reads a poem during an event in Montreal on Dec. 6, 2020.A leading gun-control group is urging MPs to vote against the Liberal government’s new firearms bill, saying it is too weak to salvage.
It was sent to all MPs but Conservative members, given the party’s opposition to the bill over concerns it targets responsible gun owners but not criminals. It would also allow municipalities to ban handguns through bylaws restricting their possession, storage and transportation. Several family members of women killed in the 1989 massacre recently said Prime Minister Justin Trudeau would no longer be welcome at annual commemorations unless his government strengthens the legislation.
Rathjen called the party’s general reticence on the bill “worrisome,” noting New Democrats could have the power to decide its fate.
Feeling safe in this country is a very important right. Dissemination of guns, which are attack instruments will only increase anxiety, fear in the population. We should reduce the of guns in the public space by all the means we have.
Take the guns away from cops and gangs to keep Canadians safe not from legal law abiding gun owners who don't kill like the cops and gangs do.