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

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.

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BY STUART BENSON
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Gun control advocates ask Senators to pass Liberals’ ‘incomplete’ firearms bill ‘as quickly as possible’

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The House Public Safety Committee met on Feb. 14 and Feb. 17 to discuss the effects of withdrawn amendments to Bill C-21.

Withdrawing Bill C-21 amendments puts pressure on Liberals from urban-rural divide, says pollster

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The Liberals pulled back controversial amendments to Bill C-21, which critics argued would restrict access to hunting rifles. But gun control activist Heidi Rathjen says 'disinformation has won over the facts' on the bill.

Withdrawing Bill C-21 amendments puts pressure on Liberals from urban-rural divide, says pollster

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The Liberals pulled back controversial amendments to Bill C-21, which critics argued would restrict access to hunting rifles. But gun control activist Heidi Rathjen says 'disinformation has won over the facts' on the bill.

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

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.

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