Liberals ‘didn’t quite get it right’ on C-21 firearms amendment: minister
Speaking after the amendment was dropped on Friday, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre argued the Prime Minister Justin Trudeau “desperately wanted to ban hunting rifles.”
“Today’s humiliating climbdown that we have forced Trudeau to make is a temporary pause in his plan to ban hunting rifles,” he said. Two months ago, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told reporters on his way into a cabinet meeting that he had “no plans” to drop his legislative push to enshrine a legal definition for “assault-style” firearms — a term that isn’t currently defined in Canadian law, despite being regularly used by Liberal politicians.“The definition is something that we are very much committed to. But the actual list that goes with it, that’s something that we’re consulting on right now,” Trudeau said.
“Because we understand that there are concerns by hunters and farmers that we’re going after their shotguns and rifles. We are not. And that’s what we’re going to make sure with fine-tuning of the legislation.”That fine-tuning is not an easy process, Lametti admitted.Looking forward, Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino said on Friday that he plans to hold more discussions and more consultations on the issue with hunters and Indigenous communities.
“There have been legitimate concerns raised about the need for more consultation and debate on this vital part of the bill,” he wrote.“We hear those concerns loud and clear, regret the confusion that this process has caused and are committed to a thoughtful and respectful conversation that is based on facts, not fear.”
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