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.

Highlights – 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

Highlights – 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. Explore our Interactive Charts

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