Gun Buyback Program

• Alberta government to detail plan to fight federal gun buyback program

  Premier Danielle Smith’s government is directing Alberta authorities, including police, not to enforce Ottawa’s gun buyback program or prosecute people under the federal rules.

  Politics

  Dec 2, 2025
  
• ‘Backed into a Corner,’ Gun buyback pilot program faces criticism

  The program offers gun owners money to hand in or disable weapons on the list, with compensation listed at anywhere from $150 to more than $9,900, depending on make and model.

  Canada

  Oct 4, 2025
  
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• Ottawa urged to add this ‘assault-style’ firearm to list of banned weapons

  A gun-control group is pushing the federal government to ban the SKS semi-automatic rifle at the same time it is ramping up a firearm buyback program.

  Canada

  Sep 23, 2025
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• Canada Post can ship prohibited firearms in gun buyback program

  An order in council dated Oct. 16 allows for prohibited assault-style firearms to be removed from safes, transported and ultimately destroyed. 

  Canada

  Oct 25, 2024
• The West Block – Episode 32, Season 12

  Amid a spike in violence and allegations they're soft on crime, the Liberals take a new approach. And it looks like Biden versus Trump, again, for the U.S. presidential race.

  Canada

  Apr 30, 2023
• Police chiefs urge Ottawa not to rely on forces to oversee gun buyback program

  Two years ago, the government announced a ban on over 1,500 models and variants of what it considers assault-style firearms, such as the AR-15.

  Canada

  Oct 27, 2022
• Calgary police investigations into 2022 shootings reveal reasons, origins of gun crime

  The Calgary Police Commission got a breakdown of the plague of gun violence in the city on Wednesday.

  Canada

  Sep 28, 2022
• Alberta’s resistance to federal gun buyback program politicizes police: critics

  Two different professors in Calgary and Edmonton say the provincial announcement resisting the federal gun buyback program will politicize police.

  Politics

  Sep 27, 2022
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• Feds propose $1,337 for AR-15 rifles under gun buyback program

  Public Safety Canada has released a price list detailing how much money owners of banned firearms can expect to get under the program.

  Canada

  Jul 28, 2022
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• Firearm buyback program cost could hit $756M, says budget watchdog

  Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux said he couldn't provide a detailed estimate because of the number of unknowns in the program, including unregistered guns.

  Canada

  Jun 29, 2021