Prime Minister Justin Trudeau won’t be welcome at the next memorial to the victims of the Montreal massacre after his government watered down its assault-style firearms ban.
Ms. Provost, who is part of the gun-control group PolySeSouvient, which translates to PolyRemembers, said Tuesday she feels “sad, angry, deceived” by the government. She said the new plan is a “very weak” law because it doesn’t put new limits on anything currently on the market.PolySeSouvient said this marks yet another time that Mr. Trudeau has pledged to implement the group’s demand for a comprehensive ban on assault weapons only to soften his position afterward.
Nathalie Provost, who was injured in the 1989 mass shooting at École Polytechnique, speaks about the government's plans for automatic weapons, in Ottawa, on May 1.“Canadians have a clear choice in the next election, between a party that has done significant things to strengthen gun control – and will continue to do more – and the party that wants to form government, that wants to weaken gun control,” Mr.
Mr. Mendicino also noted that the proposed definition to ban assault-style firearms was lifted from the recommendations from the Nova Scotia Mass Casualty Commission. However, that recommendation isn’t restricted to only future firearm designs and says the ban should apply to “all” guns that would fall under the definition.
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet said Tuesday the government told his party it will implement regulations to prohibit currently available weapons that “should not be out there.”