GOVERNMENT RULES 65% OF BILL C-68 CABINET DOCUMENTS TO REMAIN ‘SECRET’
PRIVY COUNCIL OFFICE RELEASES BILL C-68 CABINET DOCUMENTS FROM 1994/95 (SORT OF) 272 pages out of 415 withheld citing Solicitor-Client Privilege – 65% of Bill C-68 Cabinet documents to remain ‘SECRET’ – Privy Council Office ATIP response dated November 22, 2018 – Requested April 3, 2017 Received by Dennis R. Young December 7, 2018
EVIDENCE-BASED FIREARMS STATISTICS DESPERATELY NEEDED
IMPORTANT GUN CONTROL STATISTICS MISSING FROM RCMP FIREARMS COMMISSIONER’S REPORTS TO PARLIAMENT – The Liberal Government promised their policies and programs would be ‘evidence-based’. Unfortunately, the base of ‘evidence’ in support of federal firearms programs is sorely lacking. By Dennis R. Young – December 5, 2018
RCMP REPORT NO RECORDS FOR SEIZURES OF OVERCAPACITY MAGAZINES
RCMP Response to Access to Information Act request dated Nov 27, 2018 – Received by Dennis R. Young – December 4, 2018
THE GUN DEBATE IN CANADA: WHERE LIES TRUTH? PART-1
RADIO CANADA INTERNATIONAL – THE GUN DEBATE IN CANADA: WHERE LIES TRUTH? PART-1
The first of a series of responses to claims about guns in Canada By RCI | mailto:english@rcinet.ca Monday 3 December, 2018
http://www.rcinet.ca/en/2018/12/03/the-gun-debate-in-canada-where-lies-truth-part-1/
SUMMARY: According to these sources,
- about a third of “crime guns” seized by police aren’t firearms at all.
- The claimed number of domestically sourced crime guns stated by the federal government, some police officers, and by gun-control lobby groups is wildly exaggerated at best
- The claimed number of straw purchases stated by the federal government, some police officers, and by gun-control lobby groups is wildly exaggerated at best
FIREARMS DIGEST POSTINGS
National and International Gun Control News for the week ending November 30, 2018
A THOUSAND GUNS REPORTED LOST BY OR STOLEN FROM POLICE AND THE MILITARY
OPEN LETTER #3 TO SENATORS Re: A THOUSAND GUNS REPORTED LOST BY OR STOLEN FROM POLICE AND THE MILITARY – One would think it should be easy to obtain updated numbers from the RCMP on these lost and stolen firearms – it is not. By Dennis R. Young – November 30, 2018
OPEN LETTER #2 TO SENATORS: SPENDING ON FIREARMS PROGRAMS?
HOW MUCH DOES GOVERNMENT SPEND ON FIREARMS PROGRAMS? Parliament is still in the dark. By Dennis R. Young – Nov 25, 2018
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National and International Gun Control News for the week ending November 23, 2018
OPEN LETTER #1 TO SENATORS ON BILL C-71
RE: IMPORTANT QUESTIONS ABOUT BILL C-71 STILL NEED ANSWERS – On April 25, 2018 Larry Maguire, MP for Brandon-Souris, introduced three Order Paper Questions in the House of Commons asking the Government some very important questions that need answers before Bill C-71 is made the law of the land. On June 11, 2018, Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale tabled the Government’s responses. The problem is many of the questions Larry Maguire asked of the government were left unanswered. By Dennis R. Young – November 18, 2018
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National and International Gun Control News for the week ending November 16, 2018