Canadian Politicians thoughts on banning guns throughout the years.
"My vision of Canada is one where the only people who should have guns are police officers and soldiers.”
~ Justice Minister Alan Rock, 1994
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“Bill C-68 has nothing to do with “public safety” and everything to do with re-engineering Canada into a gunless society.”
~ Senator Sharon Carstairs, 1996
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“The registering of hunting rifles is the first step in the social re-engineering of Canadians".
~ also Sharon Carstairs, 1996
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“Canada will be one of the first unarmed countries in the world.”
~ Foreign Affairs Minister Lloyd Axworthy, 1998
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“Disarming the Canadian public is part of the new human social agenda.” ~ also Lloyd Axworthy, 1998
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"I came to Ottawa with the firm belief that the only people in this country who should have guns are police officers and soldiers."
-Allan Rock, Canada's Minister of Justice, Maclean's "Taking aim on guns", 1994 April 25, Vol.107 Issue 17, page 12.
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"I don't believe a handgun should be in the hands of anybody,"
- RCMP Commissioner Giuliano Zaccardelli, Calgary Herald, 2001.05.28, Page A2 ___________________________
"C-68 has little to do with gun control or crime control, but it is the first step necessary to begin the social re-engineering of Canada."
- Senator Sharon Carstairs (Liberal), 1996 January 26 - 11th Annual Community Legal Education Associations (CLEA) Conference, Winnipeg, Manitoba ___________________________
"The Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police is of the firm opinion that a Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms enshrined in a Constitution is neither necessary nor desirable."
-Briefing, concerning the proposed resolution respecting the constitution of Canada, presented on behalf of the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police, Law Amendments Committee, to the Senate/House of Commons Special Joint Committee on the Constitution of Canada, on November 27, 1980
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"...a lot can be done around classification, a lot can be done around proper review of the people wishing to file to purchase firearms."
-Justin Trudeau, on Gun Control, December 2014
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NDP Montreal Policy Conference 2013
3-23-13 Resolution to Maintain the Classification of Prohibited Weapons in its Entirety
BE IT RESOLVED that the NPD call on the government of Canada to immediately reclassify nonrestricted
military-style semi-automatic rifles as prohibited weapons, as many of Canada’s police forces
and coroners are requesting, with a view to taking these weapons off the market and ensuring they
remain traceable to and in the possession of their owners at all times, despite the abolition of the longgun
registry.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the NPD call on the Government of Canada to ensure that the
Regulations Prescribing Certain Firearms and other Weapons, Components and Parts of Weapons,
Accessories, Cartridge Magazines, Ammunition and Projectiles be updated at least once yearly to include
new weapons on the market or those that have been superficially altered to avoid a restrictive
classification.
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"...enable all municipalities, provinces, and territories to implement a ban on handguns."
NDP Policy Book, Section 3.9D ______________________
"If we’re going to restrict everything that has any possibility to do us harm, then the government’s going to be pretty busy... It’s not the gun, it’s the person. Why would we want to go around chasing our tails, trying to chase something that is not the problem? The ability to do a lot of damage with a firearm exists even with something as archaic as the Old West double-barreled shotgun, which is limited to two shots... It’s absolutely unbelievable how fast a skilled operator can shoot and load something like that and the number of shots they can fire in a limited amount of time. The difference between that and a semi-automatic for the purposes of mass murder is inconsequential.”
-Alan Voth, a firearms forensics expert and retired veteran of the RCMP , Maclean's Magazine, December 18, 2012
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"Gangs are the Problem"
"Gang members are not going to show up (to a gun amnesty) with their 9mm's and their 357's and get a new camera."
"They (gang members) don't spend a lot of time at the range"
-Senator Vern White (Ottawa Police Chief 2007-2012), Brian Lilley Show, Sept 28th, 2016
"My vision of Canada is one where the only people who should have guns are police officers and soldiers.”
~ Justice Minister Alan Rock, 1994
_________________________
“Bill C-68 has nothing to do with “public safety” and everything to do with re-engineering Canada into a gunless society.”
~ Senator Sharon Carstairs, 1996
___________________________
“The registering of hunting rifles is the first step in the social re-engineering of Canadians".
~ also Sharon Carstairs, 1996
__________________________
“Canada will be one of the first unarmed countries in the world.”
~ Foreign Affairs Minister Lloyd Axworthy, 1998
__________________________
“Disarming the Canadian public is part of the new human social agenda.” ~ also Lloyd Axworthy, 1998
_________________________
"I came to Ottawa with the firm belief that the only people in this country who should have guns are police officers and soldiers."
-Allan Rock, Canada's Minister of Justice, Maclean's "Taking aim on guns", 1994 April 25, Vol.107 Issue 17, page 12.
__________________________
"I don't believe a handgun should be in the hands of anybody,"
- RCMP Commissioner Giuliano Zaccardelli, Calgary Herald, 2001.05.28, Page A2 ___________________________
"C-68 has little to do with gun control or crime control, but it is the first step necessary to begin the social re-engineering of Canada."
- Senator Sharon Carstairs (Liberal), 1996 January 26 - 11th Annual Community Legal Education Associations (CLEA) Conference, Winnipeg, Manitoba ___________________________
"The Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police is of the firm opinion that a Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms enshrined in a Constitution is neither necessary nor desirable."
-Briefing, concerning the proposed resolution respecting the constitution of Canada, presented on behalf of the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police, Law Amendments Committee, to the Senate/House of Commons Special Joint Committee on the Constitution of Canada, on November 27, 1980
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"...a lot can be done around classification, a lot can be done around proper review of the people wishing to file to purchase firearms."
-Justin Trudeau, on Gun Control, December 2014
________________________
NDP Montreal Policy Conference 2013
3-23-13 Resolution to Maintain the Classification of Prohibited Weapons in its Entirety
BE IT RESOLVED that the NPD call on the government of Canada to immediately reclassify nonrestricted
military-style semi-automatic rifles as prohibited weapons, as many of Canada’s police forces
and coroners are requesting, with a view to taking these weapons off the market and ensuring they
remain traceable to and in the possession of their owners at all times, despite the abolition of the longgun
registry.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the NPD call on the Government of Canada to ensure that the
Regulations Prescribing Certain Firearms and other Weapons, Components and Parts of Weapons,
Accessories, Cartridge Magazines, Ammunition and Projectiles be updated at least once yearly to include
new weapons on the market or those that have been superficially altered to avoid a restrictive
classification.
__________________
"...enable all municipalities, provinces, and territories to implement a ban on handguns."
NDP Policy Book, Section 3.9D ______________________
"If we’re going to restrict everything that has any possibility to do us harm, then the government’s going to be pretty busy... It’s not the gun, it’s the person. Why would we want to go around chasing our tails, trying to chase something that is not the problem? The ability to do a lot of damage with a firearm exists even with something as archaic as the Old West double-barreled shotgun, which is limited to two shots... It’s absolutely unbelievable how fast a skilled operator can shoot and load something like that and the number of shots they can fire in a limited amount of time. The difference between that and a semi-automatic for the purposes of mass murder is inconsequential.”
-Alan Voth, a firearms forensics expert and retired veteran of the RCMP , Maclean's Magazine, December 18, 2012
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"Gangs are the Problem"
"Gang members are not going to show up (to a gun amnesty) with their 9mm's and their 357's and get a new camera."
"They (gang members) don't spend a lot of time at the range"
-Senator Vern White (Ottawa Police Chief 2007-2012), Brian Lilley Show, Sept 28th, 2016
