TheGunBlog.ca — Canada’s anti-gun regime is on trial this week in the Federal Court of Appeal.
Here’s what you need to know.
Disclosure: TheGunBlog.ca has donated previously to several cases.
What’s New
- Gun users are appealing the case they lost in October 2023 challenging the legality and constitutionality of the Liberal May 2020 OIC (“order in council”), their order to criminalize gun users and confiscate our goods.
- 2023 Oct 30: Federal Court Upholds May 2020 Liberal Attacks Against Gun Users
Dates
- Day 01, December 09: Lawyers for gun users, the “appellants.”
- Day 02, December 10: Lawyers for the Liberal Party-led administration, the “respondents.”
Register to Watch the Hearing
Live News and Analysis
- Tracey Wilson of the Canadian Coalition for Firearm Rights, one of the appellants, is providing live updates from her personal account on X.com.
- Ian Runkle, a lawyer, is providing live analysis from his X account.
Chief Justice Yves de Montigny Is Presiding
- Chief Justice Yves de Montigny is presiding the two-day hearing.
- June 2015: Appointed to Federal Court of Appeal under Conservative PM Stephen Harper.
- November 2023: Appointed Chief Justice by Liberal PM Justin Trudeau.
Court Participants
Appellants (Firearm Owners and Businesses)
- Bot, David
- Bruhn, Christian Rydich
- Burlington Rifle And Revolver Club
- Canadian Coalition For Firearm Rights
- Delve, Richard William Robert
- Doherty, Michael John
- Eichenberg, Jennifer
- Ek, Nils Robert
- Generoux, Christine
- Giltaca, Rodney
- Jamieson, Lindsay David
- Maccabee Defense Inc
- Mayhew, David Cameron
- Mcbride, Philip Alexander
- Minuk, Peter Craig
- Montreal Firearms Recreation Centre Inc
- Nichol, Mark Roy
- O’Dell Engineering Ltd
- Perocchio, John
- Perrochio, Vincent
- Steacy, Ryan
- Walker, Leonard
- Wolverine Supplies Ltd
Interveners (For the Appellants)
- Attorney General For Saskatchewan
- Attorney General Of Alberta
Respondents (Liberals)
- Attorney General Of Canada
Timeline of Federal Court Cases
- 2020 May 01: Liberal PM Justin Trudeau orders mass criminalizations and confiscations targeting government-licensed firearm users and businesses.
- 2023 Apr 11: Federal Court begins eight-day hearing on Trudeau’s attacks in a challenge by six groups of gun owners, firearm businesses, and associations.
- 2023 Oct 30: Federal Court upholds May 2020 Liberal attacks against gun users, with several groups of gun users saying they will appeal.
- 2023 Nov 09: Trudeau appoints Yves de Montigny as Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Appeal. De Montigny was appointed to the Federal Court of Appeal in June 2015 by then-PM Stephen Harper.
- 2024 Dec 09: Federal Court of Appeal begins two-day hearing led by Chief Justice Yves de Montigny.
Timing for Judge’s Decision
- Unknown.
- The Federal Court judge took more than six months to publish her decision after the 2023 hearing.
Comments and Quotes
- “Canada’s anti-gun regime is on trial this week. We wish every success imaginable to the appellants in their fight for justice against politicians working to kill our culture and steal our goods.” — TheGunBlog.ca
- “This is a monumental day for our people.” — Christine Generoux, who is representing herself and her team, on GoFundMe.com.
- “I’m pretty sure people have been fighting for liberty since the beginning of humans as a species, and in this little space at this particular time, it’s our turn. #FTG” — Michael Loberg, representing CCFR, as quoted by CCFR’s Tracey Wilson on X.