Today in the House of Commons, Bill C-391 (which would abolish the long-gun registry) passed its second reading with a vote of 164 to 137. Her Majesty’s Government for Canada passed the motion with the support of eighteen members of Her Majesty’s Loyal Opposition and the New Democratic Party of Canada. The bill is now referred to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security, where committee members will review and suggest amendments to the bill, before reporting its recommendations back to the House.
The Government has made major strides in its agenda to abolish the registry (despite the objections of the Canadian Chiefs of Police and the Canadian Police Association), but nonetheless, the legislation has not yet passed. Once the Standing Committee returns the bill to the House, it needs to be debated and passed at third reading, before being handed up to the Honourable the Senate of Canada for comprehensive scrutiny and review. I’m looking forward to seeing the Senate’s recommendations on the issue of gun control. At any rate, the bill certainly won’t be passed before the holiday recess.
The Government has made major strides in its agenda to abolish the registry (despite the objections of the Canadian Chiefs of Police and the Canadian Police Association), but nonetheless, the legislation has not yet passed. Once the Standing Committee returns the bill to the House, it needs to be debated and passed at third reading, before being handed up to the Honourable the Senate of Canada for comprehensive scrutiny and review. I’m looking forward to seeing the Senate’s recommendations on the issue of gun control. At any rate, the bill certainly won’t be passed before the holiday recess.