What you need to know about the Government of Canada’s May 1, 2020 prohibition on certain firearms and devices
Date modified: 2022-03-28
The Government of Canada has extended the Amnesty Order to October 30, 2023 in order to allow further time for individuals to come into compliance with the law, and has added the following amendments:
- allow the transportation of previously non-restricted firearms that are used for sustenance hunting or because of a right under section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982 to ensure they are in proper working order so they can be used safely (e.g., adjusting, repairing);
- permit employees of the Bank of Canada to continue to possess and use these firearms in the course of their duties during the amnesty period;
- permit an owner to alternately store a firearm prohibited on May 1, 2020 with another licensed individual or business, and transport it for this purpose (for example, if they are selling their residence or it is undergoing significant renovations), and to provide protection to the individual or business that would be receiving the firearm and storing it;
- extend the amnesty’s protection to individuals who, on or before May 1, 2020, legally purchased a formerly restricted firearm, even if they did not receive a registration certificate until after that date; and
- protect businesses that take possession of a firearm prohibited on May 1, 2020, for the purposes of deactivating, repairing, or adjusting it.
Workers who witnessed Quebec election night shooting sue Montreal, attorney general
March 31, 2022
A technician who witnessed Quebec’s fatal election-night shooting 10 years ago testified Wednesday as part of a lawsuit alleging that Montreal police and Quebec provincial police failed to properly secure the event.
The plaintiffs are asking for $125,000 each, as well as several thousand each for therapy and another lump sum of $100,000 in punitive damages.
Jonathan Dubé told the court that the trauma of witnessing the shooting of his close friend caused his life to unravel into hard drug use.
Four workers at the concert hall where the Sept. 4, 2012, shooting occurred are suing the City of Montreal and Quebec’s attorney general for a total of more than $600,000, alleging they’ve suffered from post-traumatic stress and other psychological damage as a result.