Bill C-71

• Fed’s proposed gun-control rules endanger public safety, group says

  PolySeSouvient says planned regulations to flesh out federal legislation do not go far enough to keep guns out of the wrong hands.

  Politics

  Aug 8, 2021
  
• Ontario victims of gun violence slam federal government over gun control reform

  The federal government's proposed gun-control laws are "toothless and cowardly," victims of gun violence in Ontario said Thursday.

  Crime

  Apr 8, 2021
  
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• Canadian gun-control reforms passed last year may not go into effect until 2022: memo

  A briefing note prepared in June for Public Safety Minister Bill Blair says a series of steps must be taken before all of the provisions in Bill C-71 are in place.

  Canada

  Aug 24, 2020
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• École Polytechnique shooting survivor quits panel over Liberal record on assault-style guns

  Nathalie Provost says she feels used by a government unwilling to take the steps needed to make Canadians safer.

  Canada

  Jul 16, 2019
• Should we take drunk drivers’ gun licences away?

  Britain takes drunk drivers' gun licences away. California may do something similar. Should Canada? "It's a no-brainer," one gun violence expert says.

  Politics

  May 2, 2019
• Goodale says Liberals’ gun bill won’t be hobbled by Senate amendments

  Federal ministers played down notions Tuesday that Senate committee amendments to the Liberals' gun bill would hobble the legislation.

  Canada

  Apr 9, 2019
• Montreal General Hospital doctors, trauma staff speak out against gun violence

  According to Statistics Canada, there were 223 gun-related homicides in Canada in 2016 — 44 more than in 2015. 

  Canada

  Apr 3, 2019
• Calgary’s front-line health workers rally for tougher gun laws

  Calgary front-line health care workers rallied for tougher gun control laws on Wednesday. They joined others across the country to push the federal government to support Bill C-71.

  Health

  Apr 3, 2019
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• In wake of New Zealand attack, experts say mass shootings can spur stricter gun control

  Experts in Canada say that while mass shootings have previously spurred changes in gun control policy, it's not something to be taken for granted.

  Canada

  Mar 16, 2019
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• Quebec gun-control activists push for federal firearms bill

  Bill C-71, which was adopted in the House of Commons on Sept. 24, has not yet reached a second reading in the Senate.

  Canada

  Dec 3, 2018