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‘Ping-pong’ gun politics continue to divide voters, as O’Toole courts GTA seats

'I think it’s going to help some of the Conservative candidates in some of those swing ridings,' says Ontario Tory MP Alex Ruff of the Liberal ban on 'assault weapons.'

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BY PETER MAZEREEUW
September 21, 2020

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House approves new funds, office handover rules ahead of next election

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With five new ridings coming into play and many riding names and boundaries changing, the BOIE recently approved measures to help MPs with the post-election transition.

House approves new funds, office handover rules ahead of next election

NewsBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

With five new ridings coming into play and many riding names and boundaries changing, the BOIE recently approved measures to help MPs with the post-election transition.

Miller, Anand, MacKinnon expected to get new portfolios in Friday cabinet shuffle: Liberal source

Federal departments fix 61 errors related to Indigenous business contracts on public database

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Evidence points to the future success of Bill C-21

OpinionBY NAJMA AHMED

Gun rights activists call Liberal backtrack on firearms ban a ‘massive retreat,’ but not a victory

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Clearer amendments needed for progress on Liberal bill to ban assault weapons, says gun control group

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Liberal about-turn on Bill C-21 marks failure of historically significant gun control reform

OpinionBY R. BLAKE BROWN

Politics This Morning: Look who’s banning assault weapons now

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Evidence points to the future success of Bill C-21

OpinionBY NAJMA AHMED

The bill, currently under study at a Senate committee, would make permanent a May 2020 regulatory ban on the use, purchase, and sale of more than 1,500 types of firearms, and bring into law several other gun control measures.

Evidence points to the future success of Bill C-21

OpinionBY NAJMA AHMED

The bill, currently under study at a Senate committee, would make permanent a May 2020 regulatory ban on the use, purchase, and sale of more than 1,500 types of firearms, and bring into law several other gun control measures.

Gun rights activists call Liberal backtrack on firearms ban a ‘massive retreat,’ but not a victory

NewsBY STUART BENSON

The Liberals' failure to 'do their homework' and consult with Indigenous communities burned political capital and left the government back where it started last fall, says NDP strategist Cam Holmstrom.

Gun rights activists call Liberal backtrack on firearms ban a ‘massive retreat,’ but not a victory

NewsBY STUART BENSON

The Liberals' failure to 'do their homework' and consult with Indigenous communities burned political capital and left the government back where it started last fall, says NDP strategist Cam Holmstrom.

Clearer amendments needed for progress on Liberal bill to ban assault weapons, says gun control group

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

The House Public Safety Committee met on Feb. 14 and Feb. 17 to discuss the effects of withdrawn amendments to Bill C-21.

Clearer amendments needed for progress on Liberal bill to ban assault weapons, says gun control group

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

The House Public Safety Committee met on Feb. 14 and Feb. 17 to discuss the effects of withdrawn amendments to Bill C-21.

Liberal about-turn on Bill C-21 marks failure of historically significant gun control reform

OpinionBY R. BLAKE BROWN

The amendments would have prohibited many semi-automatic weapons capable of carrying large amounts of ammunition by introducing a new 'evergreen' firearm classification system.

Liberal about-turn on Bill C-21 marks failure of historically significant gun control reform

OpinionBY R. BLAKE BROWN

The amendments would have prohibited many semi-automatic weapons capable of carrying large amounts of ammunition by introducing a new 'evergreen' firearm classification system.