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– Federal Court Hearing to Stop Trudeau’s May 2020 Gun-Confiscation Order in Council
– RCMP Annual Plan Suggests Trudeau’s Confiscation Fantasy Is On Hold
– Gary Mauser: Gun Violence Is a Red Herring
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– 2023 Q1 Review and Outlook for Canadian Gun Rights (Video)
– Alberta Blocks Municipalities and Police From Contracting With Federal Government on Confiscations
– Watch Federal Court Hearing to Stop May 2020 OIC
TheGunBlog.ca — Watch our review and outlook for Canadian gun rights at the end of the first quarter 2023.
It isn’t all bleak. There’s some good news.
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– Liberal Budget Suggests Gun Confiscations Trudeau Ordered in May 2020 Are on Hold
– Alberta Firearms Act Becomes Law, Blocking Trudeau’s Confiscations
– RECAP: Where Provinces Stand on Confiscations
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– Why I’m Increasingly Optimistic Trudeau’s Mass Gun Confiscations Will Fail
– Alberta Firearms Act Passes Third Reading
– Solomon Friedman Buys PornHub
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– Liberals to Extend Gun-Confiscation Deadline, 2023-2024 Plan Shows
– Liberals Name Mike Duheme as RCMP Interim Chief
– Ontario CFO Processing Handgun Transfers From About September 24, Jenn Gadbois Says
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– Alberta Introduces Its Own Firearms Act to Promote Gun Use and Block Confiscation
– Liberals Will Extend Confiscation Deadline Again, Shandro Says
– Liberals Planned to Start Home Gun Confiscations in H2 2023
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– RCMP Says ‘No Backlog’ to Process PAL Gun Licence Applications
– Follow-Up on Gun Prohibitions By OIC
– Alberta Firearms Act, Planned for Spring, Will Promote Gun Use and Block Confiscation
TheGunBlog.ca — The Canadian government responds below to our questions on using a so-called “Order in Council” (OIC) to prohibit and confiscate guns from government-licensed owners and businesses.
TheGunBlog.ca — The RCMP said it has “no backlog” processing PAL applications after clearing months of delays related to Covid-19.
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– Liberals Appear to Backtrack Goal of Compensating Victims of Their Gun Confiscations
– Self-defence in Canada: When Lethal Force Could Be Legal
– RCMP 2021 Commissioner of Firearms Report
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– Liberals Estimated Cost of Gun Confiscations At Up To $1 Billion in 2019 Memo
– RCMP Says It Hasn’t Changed ‘Restricted’ PAL Process
– CCFR Publishes Liberal Memo on Gun-Confiscation Plan
TheGunBlog.ca — Canada’s governing Liberal Party estimated the “preliminary costs” of its mass gun confiscations at $850 million to $1 billion, according to a 2019 internal memo.
This marks the first publication of the government’s cost estimate.
Highlights
– Alberta Chief Firearms Officer Teri Bryant: In Conversation (Video)
– Canada Gun Imports Rise to Record in 2022
– Trudeau’s Office Assigns Mendicino a New Chief of Staff, Samantha Khalil
TheGunBlog.ca — The Ontario CFO’s office said it hasn’t made any recent changes in policy or guidance on issuing “Restricted” PALs, amid speculation from across Canada that new measures are in place.
TheGunBlog.ca — Canada’s gun imports soared to a record $238.4 million in 2022, as government-licensed firearm users snapped up rifles, shotguns and handguns before the governing Liberal Party’s new prohibitions.
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TheGunBlog.ca — Watch our exclusive conversation of almost 2 hours with Teri Bryant, Alberta’s first provincially appointed Chief Firearms Officer.
Highlights
– Canada Gun Licences Rise to Record in 2022, Defying Liberal Attacks
– Liberals Aim to Expand Rifle and Shotgun Confiscations After Withdrawing Amendments From Bill C-21
– NDP Names Peter Julian as New Public Safety Critic, Replacing Alistair MacGregor
TheGunBlog.ca — Canada’s governing Liberal Party will work with the NDP and Bloc Québécois on new ways to expand its rifle and shotgun confiscations after withdrawing two amendments from Bill C-21 today.
TheGunBlog.ca — The number of Canadians with a gun licence rose to a record in 2022, defying the governing Liberal Party’s increased attacks on firearm users.